tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76491699672486272892024-03-04T23:52:11.338-08:00Exploring daysby Malin AltenburgerAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11661861873980952945noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649169967248627289.post-1736590017552740532017-09-04T07:21:00.003-07:002017-09-04T07:21:53.326-07:00The South<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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in New Orleans Tuesday morning, and after we picked out our new rental car, we
drove to my mum’s cousin Jerry, who lives north of New Orleans, in Diamondhead.
After we took a quick nap, he came home from work and took Mia, Mattis and me
flying in his Cessna. </span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;">Seeing Mississippi and Louisiana from above was
incredible; the ground is woven through by swamps, marshes and rivers. You
could still see some of the wrecks left from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #0b5394;">New Orleans
was one ongoing culinary and culturary experience. We walked through the
streets of the garden district and French quarter, amazed by the
architecture New Orleans is famous for, by the cemeteries above the ground, and
the trees, still covered in beads from Mardi Gras. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #0b5394;">The stops
in cafés and restaurants were a welcome break from the beating heat and
humidity. We tried everything: from Gumbo to Beignets, Jambalaya and
Muffaletta, Snowballs and red beans with rice. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #0b5394;">After 4
wonderful days close to the Gulf of Mexico, we left to see my mum’s other
cousin Dagmar in Greenville, South Carolina. Greenville is a lovely city, not
with quite as much old european influence as New Orleans, but with its own
charme. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Greenville has a pretty little center with shops and boutiques, and a
river that flows through some parks, where you can hop in and cool down for a
little bit. We also visited Asheville in the Blue Ridge Moutntains and went
karting with Dagmar’s family. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Wednesday we drove down to Myrtle Beach, the infamous “Spring Break”–beach,
to see even more of my mum's family. They have been so welcoming and courteous and
we were able to enjoy more of that southern charme and hospitality. It was great to spend a couple days just relaxing in the sun, or jumping around in the
atlantic ocean. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #0b5394;">We all got matching tattoos as a delicate little finish of our
trip. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #0b5394;">During
those 5 weeks we experienced an overwhelming amount of kindness and comfort, of
love, warmth and open hearts. Everybody we met, from friends to family to strangers
on the streets have been very pleasant to us, and every
single one of them made our trip better. We were able to see whales every time
we went to the coast in Oregon and California, we saw alligators and otters,
we’ve had some seriously delicious food, but most of all we were able to make
some great memories with a bunch of different people in the most diverse
situations. We want everybody who was a part of our trip to know that
we appreciate everything you have done for us and that nothing is taken for
granted, and that we are blessed to have met all of you! Thank you! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lots of
Love, Malin, Mia, Mattis, Karin, Jochen</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11661861873980952945noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649169967248627289.post-4777850997894541312017-08-22T19:26:00.003-07:002017-08-22T19:26:23.574-07:00Californiacation<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">California has been so good, even driving through the Prairie while seeing nothing else than dead hills was somewhat exciting and definitely different to all the shades of green we'd been seeing in Oregon. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Our first big stop was Yosemite National Park. We stayed in a cabin-tent in Half Dome Valley, which treated us to some amazing views across the Valley and of Half Dome. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We hiked along the Merced river up to the Nevada- and Vernal falls. It had gotten slightly hazy in the afternoon because of forest fires in the region, so we weren't able to see as far as we thought we could, but it was still really impressive to see those steep granite walls and unique rock-formations. One of my favorite things was the star-covered sky at night.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">After three days, we already left to San Francisco. It was my family's first time in San Francisco, and we were all really excited for it. And the city didn't disappoint. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">S</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">an Francisco is still as gorgeous and busy as I remember it. We walked across the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito and took the ferry back, which went past Alcatraz. This way, my dad at least got the chance to see it from the outside, since we'd decided we didn't really want to go inside. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Taking a cable car from Fisherman's Wharf to Downtown and being able to hop on and off whenever we wanted was so much fun, because that way, we didn't have to walk those insanly steep streets. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We stayed in a lovely Airbnb, which was located right at the Golden Gate Park, and it was easy to go everywhere by bus. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Chinatown is always worth a visit, and has some amazing street food, like giant sesame-balls. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It's incredible how diverse and multicultural San Francisco is and how easily districts change.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">One minute you're walking down Chinatown and the next, you find yourself in midst of Little Italy, experiencing a completely different vibe.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">San Francisco was the perfect way to end our time at the West-Coast and we're all very</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> excited to go south and see something totally different (and also see some family!). </span></div>
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WA. Portland, OR. Corvallis, OR. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I fell in
love with the Northwest during my exchange year and now I returnes to the
place that feels like home - even if only for a short time. This summer, my whole family came with me. We flew from
Frankfurt Airport to Seattle and stayed with Lily’s grandparents for a couple of days. Together, we explored West Seattle and Downtown, enjoyed the warm and
welcoming atmosphere at the Beach house and had the best start of our trip we
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down to Portland and stayed there two nights with a family, who was so kind and
showed us around. Portland, Portlandia, the city of stumps, the city of roses;
no matter what you want to call it, the city that stands behind those names is
one of the most charismatic cities I’ve been too. With unique ice-cream shops,
ginormous bookstores and music and fairy lights woven through trees everywhere, it’s been so much
fun to poke around and enjoy the hipster-y lifestyle. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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spending time with my family and my friends, no matter what we did: </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Whether we went to the coast, where we were lucky enough to see whales,
floated down the river in canoes, or just hung around.</span></div>
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components are by far my most favorite ones, especially in the summer. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The car
drive from where I live to the south of France is about 8 hours, but this year
we went with a camper, so we had to drive slower. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">But it doesn’t matter how
long the actual drive is, the last hour always feels the same; I’m just sitting
there and after every hill we drive around I think ‘Now I can see the water’,
but then there’s just another hill and I am thinking ‘but this time, really!’ . </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">And then, after I told myself I can see the ocean for what feels like
the thousandth time, I can.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> And every time I can’t help but to start smiling.
As soon as the car stopped, I put on my bathing suit and me and my sister went
to the beach and dove into the water. And that first taste of sandy saltiness
is what I think summer tastes like (besides watermelon and mojito- cocktails).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The
following week I spent at the beach, laying in the sun, swimming, or relaxing
on an air- mattress, biking to cute little towns to do some shopping or diving
into crystal clear, rocky saltwater with my family.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">My sister
is biking home from Marseillan (the town we stayed at) and I am really bummed
school starts next week, otherwise I would have biked with her. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I love
vacation, just for getting up in the morning and thinking about all the things
you can do, but don’t have to do. One day my sister and I woke up at the break
of down and watched the sun rising over the water. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">There was a
little boy at the beach and he said something to his mum, which perfectly
describes how I feel. Vacation is so great, we should go there everyday. Smart
one, baby boy. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am more
than sad to go, but I am also kind of excited for my first day at my new school.
I hope it’ll be alright.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Oh, and I just realized; Today, excactly a year ago, I left to go to Oregon... </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Love, Malin</span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm back since two months, and everything is getting normal. I was working for the first 5 weeks, which was exhausting, but it brought in a lot of money, so I tried not to complain to much about it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was looking forward to my last day of work, not only because it would be my last day of work, but also because Lily would fly in a day later. I was really excited to see her again, and to show her germany! Unfortunately she could only stay for two weeks, but we tried to do as much as possible. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">We walked down cobblestone roads and dipped our feet into the little streams in Freiburg (which means we both have to marry people from Freiburg now), we spoiled ourselves with culture, history and food in Berlin, which contained turkish breakfast, french lunch and italian dinner (oh, and of course things like the Bundestag, the Brandenburger tor, the Holocaust memorial, the Charlottenburg palace and some retro photo booths). We also spent some time walking though the streets of Colmar, eating french pastries and then went to see an old castle. </span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Freiburg! Watching little kids play in the streams, they're just so cute.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Probably that we had to bike everywhere.</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you could take one thing back to the USA, what would it be?</span><br />
<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">That'd be you. </span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">She is such a cutie.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I think my favorite part about our time here was, besides seeing her again, the time in Berlin. It was my second time in the city, but it is still beautiful. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">School starts for me in two weeks, but before that, I am going to the southern france. I'm really excited to do nothing all day and just be at the ocean!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope all of you had (or still have) an awesome summer, enjoy it while it lasts!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">So, I've been back in Germany for three full days now, and I am still a little jetlagged, but I hope I'll start being really awake tomorrow. My last weeks in the US were so great! I stayed with Lily for a week, and we went to Seattle one last time to see her grandparents. It was so much fun! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lily's former Nanny Jen took us to the Solstice-Festival with her brother and his best friend. It was great to see her again, and she took us to all these delicious restaurants! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">On Father's Day, Boppa invited Joe, Sam, Lily and me for breakfast and after that we already had to take the train home. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">The following week, Lily and I tried to spend as much time with our friends as possible, and it was so much fun hanging out with them. We helped her mum cut lavender on her lavender farm and made Goodbye-Runs to a couple friends. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">After the week was over, I went back to Jim and Christine's and started packing and cleaning my room. On Monday, Jim and Christine took me out for dinner and it was great spending a little time with them. After I almost finished packing, Lily picked me up and we met Sam for a late lunch/early dinner, because I wanted to say goodbye to him too. I stayed at Lily's overnight and we had Jamba Juice for breakfast (for the last time :( ). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">On Wednesday, I finished all my packing and then I helped Christine prepare dinner. I've invited Larry and Cathy, her daughter Erica and her husband (and my Dad's cousin) Martin and their kids, Lily and her mum and Anissa. It was so much fun to see all of them again! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">After dinner, I had to say goodbye to Jim and Christine and I already started crying. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lily, Anissa and Chloe drove me up to the airport, so I had a little more time to mentally prepare myself to say goodbye to them. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">We got Voodoo-Doughnuts and stayed in a hotel until it was time to go to the airport. Lily helped me to check in and brought me to my gate and then she started crying and I started crying and then I had to walk away. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I almost missed my flight, because I fell asleep and woke up when it was the final call. I slept on the whole journey from Portland to Dallas, where I had to wait for 4 hours, but it was ok, because it took me for forever to get to my gate, so I didn't just sit there. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">On the flight from Dallas to Frankfurt, I slept every other hour, but I was still exhausted when I landed on Friday morning. My Dad, my brother and my sister came and picked me up, and on our way back, we visited my mum at work. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">After I got home, I started unpacking and at 4pm some friends came over, and around six o'clock, my grandparents and aunts and uncles and more friends came over. It was really nice to see them all, and the last people left around 10, so I could go to bed. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">And I will keep writing some posts, this time for my American family and friends to see how I am doing. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Miss and love you all, Malin</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">On Friday was the last day of school for me and all the other seniors. After lunch we had graduation practice and then on the weekend people had their graduation parties you could just stop by at and spend a little time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I spent the night at Lily's and we went to practice together in the morning. After we were done, we went back to her house, took a nap and then had a early dinner with Lily's Mum, her grandparents, Matt and Sam. Katie took us to Gills colliseum and at 7:30 pm, we all were in our lines to walk out. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The ceremony took about three hours, but fortunately the speeches were all really good, so it didn't seem to be that long. In the end after we all took pictures, we went to the graduate all night party. That was fun, they had a buch of different things to do there, like an obstacle course from the national guard, free food, swimming pools, rock climbing, henna, a Casino and movies. Lily and I got super tired, so we left around 3 to go home. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I want to congratulate all Seniors for graduation from High school! I am so blessed to were able to experience a High school graduation with so many amazing ans smart people, and I am so proud of all of my friends! You did it, you are done now!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">So, this weekend was prom. I think I can say, that every exchange student who comes to America just waits for this one night. It is like the most American high school thing you can do. I remember, that I started talking about prom with my friends, who were also going to go to America, two years ago.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">On Saturday morning, Sierra, Lily and me went to get our nails done and then went to Sierra's house, where we met Georgia, to get hair and make up ready and get dressed. Sierra's mum helped us with our hair and make up, and my eyes. She did an amazing job. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I didn't buy my own dress, I borrrowed one of Lily's from last year. It has grey lace and grey sparkly things on the top. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Finally, at 5:00 pm, our dates came to pick us up and we all drove to the country club to take pictures. It was a really nice ambience, but a little overwhelming, because there were so many people. probably around 35 students and all their parents running around, taking pictures.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The dance started at 8:30 pm, and we got there around 8:45. I wasn't expecting a whole lot, because people kept telling me it will be like Winter Formal, just more formal. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">And it was true. They had fruit and drinks, and everybody was dressed more formal, but the music was the same style. And it wasn't the best kind of music, but we still danced. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Getiing ready with some friends, going to take pictures, getting hair and make up done and just having fun with freinds, doing something out of the ordinary. I think this is what prom is about. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Prom always was kind of the last 'big thing' for me,and now that it's over, I am a little scared. This year has gone by so fast. I am lucky to be a senior, so I get to go to graduation, which is really exciting too. And then two weeks after graduation, I will be gone. Poof. Just like that. It is scary, even though I am a little excited to be home again. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thanks to my friends who got ready with me, to Sierra's mum, who did my make up and hair, and to my prom date, who was a real gentleman throughout the whole evening!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am sorry I haven't posted anything for the last month. The wheather started getting better, so I spent a lot of time with my friends outside. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Everybody asks me now "Hey, whe are you going back?" , "Are you excited to go back?" and everytime I say the same thing; </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am going back on June 30, early in the morning. I am actually excited for the flight, I like flying (if the food is good). </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am really excited to eat German bread again, some dark yummy sourdough- bread. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I can already tell, that I am going to miss the English langauge. Everything just sounds so much better in Englishh than in German. When I read through my creative writing notebook, I can see some improvement in my grammar and use of language. I think I still have a German accent when I speak, but I just hope it is not as bad as in the beginning anymore :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> We watched the movie "Brooklyn" yesterday. It wasn't the best movie I have ever seen, but it was good. It is about an Irish girl who immigrates to the States, and lives in New York, She terribly misses her family, but after she meets somebody, she starts feeling at home in New York. Then she has to go back to Ireland, because her sister died. She meets her friends, spends a lot of time with them, and sees what she loved about Ireland. An old lady reminds her, that she has someone back in New York, so she has to choose. I don't want to spoil it, but in the end, she goes back to New York.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I felt like I can relate to her. When I got here, I didn't know anybody, I didn't know anything about Oregon or the USA, I just knew what Hollywood movies and the news tell you. I tried to fit in, tried to talk to people, and after a while, somehow I made friends. Now, I have a loving host family I am so grateful for, I have some amazing and funny friends. I am excited for prom in two weeks, and for graduation in six weeks, and for summer in Oregon. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have learned a lot in the past 8 months. I learned to appreciate whatever is given to you, to make the best out of it and be happy with it, I have learned how to handle difficulties, but what I think is most important; I learned how to appreciate Germany again. I always thought Germany was a little boring, not as exciting as the US, but honestly, Germany is beautiful. German food is delicious and even though Germans sound a little harsh when you first meet them, we are lovely people. I want to show America to my German friends and Germany to my Americans. They would love it! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am planning on taking my camera with me a lot more, so I can take pictures of everyone and everything, so I won't forget it. I took some nice pictures when we were down at Mary's River last week.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope all of you are doing well, the last month was not too stressful (for all my German friends who had to take the big final last month). </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">We FINALLY had a week spring break, which was very much needed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">All of us were super excited, because we drove down to San Francisco!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">We left Saturday morning, and drove to Vacaville to spend the night at a motel, and the next morning, we went to go see the Muir Woods. They were a part of the redwoods, and they were huge. It was super cool to hike around and see these tall, but skinny trees. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I saw the Golden Gate bridge. It was raining, but I still got out of the car, and walked around the viewpoints. After I was done taking like a million pictures, we made our way through San Francisco downtown- traffic, and after another hour, we got to our apartment in the Mission District.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">On Tuesday, we walked around the Mission- district and saw some murals. Murals are paintings on fences and housewalls, and all of them tell a story. We were lucky and met a class there, so we kind of slipped into their tour and learned more about the murals. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Even though I spoke english, and was surrounded by english- speaking people, the moment we left the bakery, I expected to be in France, because the food tasted, like it just HAD to be from a French bakery. ( 'Tartine' is a French bakery, but it's hard to believe that there is such good French pastries outside of France)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">We took the subway to Chinatown and just walkwd around which was really nice. Old people were playing cards in the park and people were walking around, busy getting their groceries, and sometimes you could hear some sort of melody jingle from the side- alleys. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">On Wednesday, we just went to eplore the whole city a little more. We went to the Golden Gate Park, and saw the botanical garden and the Chinese tea- garden. Ruby and I really wanted to see tiled steps, and fortunately they were really close, so we spent a lot of time, walking them up and down.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">We went to go to some small boutiques and bookstores and the weather was finally really nice. It was warm and sunny and just like how I always imagined Californian weather.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">On Thursday, we drove to the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge and walked around the Marin Headlands. It was really cool. Ruby and I walked the Bridge (which is about 4 miles round trip) and after our legs were sore when we left. We had lunch at In n' Out, which kind of is the ultimate Californian expererience, and it was good. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">On Friday, we drove the Oregon coast back up to Corvallis.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The whole trip was amazing, and I really appreciatee it. San Francisco has been on my bucket list for years, and now I finally saw it and I totally fell in love. It is such a beautiful city, which so much character, and even though the streets were really steep, I could just walk around all day.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">My last two weeks been really good, I didn't have a lot to do for school and could just enjoy myself. The last weekend I spent with some friends and we had a lot of fun! Even though I have a huge lack of sleep since then, it was great. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The following week was packed with basketball games. We had to cheer for both our teams, The boys- and girls basketball teams both went to playoffs for the state championship. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">It was so exciting to cheer at the Gill Colosseum on the campus of Oregon State University. We practiced stunts and dances and it was really fun to be able to stunt again. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">On this weekend the whole extended family of my host family went to a beachhouse in Newport to spend the weekend together. I had met most of them earlier, and the only people I didn't know were Jim's brother and his family, but they are all super nice, so it was easy to connect. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The house was really cool, It had a big deck and you could see the ocean from every window!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Ruby and I slept in the "crow's nest", That was a tiny room, with just a bed in it, but windows all around, so we were able to see all over the coast. It was so pretty!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">We all played a lot of cards and went on walks at the beach, and even though it was raining and cold, it was really fun!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">We have one more week of school until spring break, and I am so excited for San Fransisco!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Last weekend, Lily invited me to go to Seattle with her and visit her grandparents. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">We left Friiday around noon and took the bus to Portland, from there we transferred into a train. The long- distance trains are slower than the ones in Germany, so it took us about 5 hours to get to Seattle. An old friend from Katie picked us up and drove us to Katie's parents house in West- Seattle. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The house is super beautiful. It's at the beach in a nice neighbourhood and the way It is furnished and is very pretty. Lily's grandparents have a pizza- oven, so we had homemade pizza for dinner, which was delicious. I met Lily's aunt and uncle and their partners, and I had to to really get to know her grandparents, which I only met fleeting before. All of them are super nice people.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">After dinner Lily and I spent two hours in the hot tub, before we went to bed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The next morning, Jen, Katie's friend, took us to a bakery to get some breakfast. The bakery won the title "World's Best Bakery" and I must say, it wasn't exaggerated. The food was delicious!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Katie, her sister, her boyfriend and her parents went to a garden show, but Lily and I stayed home, and spent some time in West-Seattle. We went to the beach, Lily showed me the house she grew up in, and we went into some shops and just relaxed. It was a really great day! We bought ice-cream to go and had some time in the hot tub back at the house. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The next morning her grandfather made "Eggs Benedict" which I never had before, but wow, it was so good! Two slices of toasted ciabatta bread, green asparagus, poached eggs and a home made cheese hollandaise. Yumm!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">After breakfast, we had to pack our things, and get ready to leave. Lily's grandparents drove us to the train station, and helped us get into the train. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The train ride was long and after I was done doing my homework I slept for a couple hours. The last hour of the train ride, I was so ready to get off of the train and Lily and I just hang into our seats. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Katies boyfriend picked us up and then Lily drove me home. It was such a great weekend, and I was so happy that Katie and Lily wanted me to come with them. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Last Friday we had our last official basketball game of the season, and it was senior night. That means all the Senior players and cheerleaders were presented with their parents. Jim and Christine walked with me, and I couldn't wish for a better escort. Thank you!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lots of Love, Malin</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Second Semester started! I can't believe how fast the first semester got over and I am kind of scared, the second one will go by even faster. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This weekend we all drove to Drift Creek Camp, which is a camp near the coast. It is in the middle of nowhere, which first sounds not very appealing, but actually it was great! The creek is beautiful and we hiked around the woods on Saturday and just spent a lot of time in the nature. We played a lot of games and read books. It was a relaxing weekend and it was great to spend time with a lot of people. There were people from church and Franziska, who is another German exchange student in Corvallis and a friend of Ruby's, It was fun to hang out with a them and just talk. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We have two months of school now until we have a week spring break. This is one thing I don't like about the American school system; They have such a long time between their breaks. In Germany, we have breaks every 6 - 7 weeks. Of course, here they have a two month break in summer, but I like our system better. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We are going to San Francisco during Spring break and I am really excited! This city just looks so beautiful, and spending a week in California will be amazing! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Isn't it scary, how time flies by? I guess most people in my senior class are really excited to end this school year and go to college. It is so exciting to see what their plans are, and where they want to go. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Me, I am just sad, and I don't want this school year to end. I mean, of course I miss my family and my friends back in Germany, but this, here, is what I wanted for so long, and I am not ready to let it go. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am sad, that this semester is over, but I am really looking forward to second semester. I have different classes, with different teachers, and different people, and all the classes sound like so much fun! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Last week was the first birthday ever I spent far away from my family. I can't believe I am already 17. I mean, I only have one year left until I am an adult. Scary.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">All my friends here and my host family put a lot of effort in making the day special and it was. It was a really great birthday. Lily and I spent Saturday and Sunday together and Christine made a fabulous dinner Sunday night. I got some really, really great, thoughtful and beautiful gifts, and I am so thankful for having the opportunity to spend this day with these lovely people. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">He brought me two loaves of bread, because I am always complaining about all the soft, sweet bread here in the states. And, oh man, this bread smells just so good. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Last Friday we had a basketball game against Cresent Valley High school (CV). Games against CV are always super intense and excitng. The whole gym was packed and cheering was so much fun! We won the game and everybody was super happy! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We had to dress nice for school, to show the team some support (Idon't really get that part, but I don't mind, because all the other days during the week I mostly wear leggings, or something unexciting but comfortable (a lot of people here just wear yogapants and sweaters to school)). Without wanting to sound narsisstic, but I really liked my outfit :) I got new boots for christmas, and I wore them with overknee socks and my cord- skirt. It was actually really comfortable and warm and I felt good in it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">On Saturday then was Winter Formal. I got ready with Lily and Anissa, a friend of Lily who graduated last year. Anissa is just a godess when it comes to make- up. She did both of our make- up and it looked so good. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We went to Red Robin with six other people, so we were a pretty big group. The dance itself was ok. It was in a private middle school, so the location was a lot better than on Homecoming (we were in our library), but the music wasn't really great. We left a little bit before the dance was over and just hung out. I stayed at Lily´s overnight and the next morning we went out to breakfast. Lily had a cold and we both were really tired, so none of us wanted to spent time on making breakfast. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I can just say: going out was a great decision! We both had chocolate- banana- crêpes with fruits, I had a coffee mocha and Lily had tea for her throat. The crêpes were delicious and excactly what both of us needed. They just made me feel really happy and satisfied. I didn't even feel bad for eating all of it. I went home afterwards, made myself some tea and snuggled up in blankets in my bed. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">First, David Bowie died. He was such a good musician and When I heard his song "Heroes" for the first time two years ago, I fell in love with it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Second, Alan Rickman died. He was a big part of my childhood, because of Harry Potter. No one could have portrayed Snape like he did. Thank you!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Third, there was a shooting in Corvallis during the basketball game on Friday. It was in a restaurant nearby the school and one person died. I just don't understand the gun- laws in America. It is just shocking that everybody can go and buy a gun. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I hope your weeks were great and happy and everything worked out like you planned it :) . Hopefully you are all doing great. I am really happy right now (my tummy is full of crêpes, tea in my hand, music in my ears, and the thoughts of no school tomorrow in my head!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We drove to Seattle on 12/27/15 to spend New Year's Eve with Christine´s best friend, Sarah, and her family. The car ride was rather boring, but fortunately the traffic was good, so we arrived in Seattle after five and a half hours. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">On the first day, we went to Pike's Place market, which was quite an experience. It was stuffed with people and it was loud; the typical atmosphere at markets. We spent a little while at a stand which sold pasta, and different kinds of balsamic vinegar, like dark- chocolate- vinegar, or honey- rosemary- vinegar. I know that sounds wierd but it was surprisingly good. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">On Thurday, Sarah, Christine, Iris, Ruby, Mattheus and I all went to the mall to go shopping. Christine, Sarah and Iris left after lunch, so it was just the three of us. I felt sorry for Mattheus, because he was the only guy, and even though he looks like he likes shopping and he never complained and waited patient until we were ready, I think he was bored. We went home after a couple hours, and prepared the New Year´s Eve meal. We wanted to make sushi in the first place, but we had so many delicious appetizer that we didn't make sushi. We played games, chatted and filmed their annual New Year´s music video. They didn't have fireworks which was a little sad, but it was a great New Year`s Eve anyways! It was different than in Germany because normally we stayed up till four or five o'clock, and here we went to bed around 2 o'clock. It was fine, because I had a little cold and a headache, but it felt weird. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Christmas is over now, and we already started to pack away all the christmas decoration ,so we don't have to do it when we come back from Seattle next week. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I spent Monday and Tuesday wrapping the last Christmas presents, writing cards and being in a stage of excitement for my first Christmas away from home. Ruby and Iris played Christmas songs on the piano while Christine and I baked some more Christmas cookies. I made a bunch of "Linzertorten" to give away for Christmas and just for us to eat. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">On Tuesday Christine's parents arrived with two people from Costa Rica, so the house was full, festive and chaotic. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">On Christmas Eve, we went to Jim´s sister and her family to celebrate Christmas Cve with all the cousins and the family. I've met them on Thanksgiving, so we already knew each other. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Jim's parents are Swedish, so we had a Swedish meal with rye bread, pickled hering, beet- salad, meatballs and flatbread. It was different from the Christmas dinner in Germany, because it wasn't as decadent, but it still was really good. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">After dinner we played a game called "White Elephant". Everybody brought a present and then the first person has to pick a present and unwrap it. The second person can either steal the present or pick a new one, and so on. We didn't have valuable gifts, because it was more a just- for- fun game. I ended up with pineapple juice, that was pretty cool in my eyes. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">We drove home and we all went to bed, excited what will be under the tree when we wake up. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">And finally, Christmas morning was here! I skyped with my family and then went downstairs to see what was waiting for me in my stocking. Everybody else was awake waiting for me, so we could unwrap our presents. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">First, we opened our stockings. We all had some little treasures in it. and it was kind of a warm- up, like Christine said. Then we all went to the Christmas tree to attend to the real business. Iris had a Santa- hat, so she was the one to pick presents for everybody. I got some new clothes, and shoes, jewelery, decoration for my room, some food and I also got a package from home. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I am very glad, because everybody seems to like the presents I gave them. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">In the afternoon, Jim's nephew and his wife came over and we ate more cookies, and played some Wii. It kinda felt like I was at my grandparents, because we always spent Christmas day with them and play Wii to burn all the calories from the food. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I have two treasure boxes now, full of cards, pictures and little presents from friends, my family in Germany and my family here,plus some really cute stationary, so I can write letters and cards. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The next days I spent cleaning my room, doing some homework, making posters for my basketball buddy and just hanging around. Next week on Tuesday we will go to Seattle, to spend New Year´s with Christine's best friend and her family. I am very excited to see Seattle, even though the car ride is about 6 hours (I know that's not super long for American standards, but you can drive halfway through Germany in 6 hours...)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This week felt really long, I was tired the whole time, and then on Friday we didn't have school, because the river was flooding. We were super excited and I was so happy, because so I had the time to clean my room, bake, wrap presents and just relax. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">On Saturday we had our secret santa gift exchange from the cheer team, and it was super fun! I bought my secret santa a pair of super fuzzy socks with Aloe, and personally I love them, and I hope she likes them as much as I do. </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">On Saturday we went on a trip to the coast, and I was so happy to see the ocean! There is just nothing more beautiful than the sea, besides the sky. It started raining and storming later and the water was rough and busy, but still so beautiful. We ate dinner at 'Local Oceans' , a restaurant in Newport, and it was super delicious! I am so thankful for that day!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">So, and now I thought I will introduce you to some important people here: My host family and three of my friends. These are the people I spend most of my time with, and I wish you could all meet them in person, because they are just great! I asked all of them what are their three favorites are and then I asked everyone some different questions. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have four more family memebers, My host dad Jim, my host mum Christine and my two host sisters Ruby and Iris. They are a great family and they welcomed me so warmly and I am so thankful for being a part of this family for my year here! I couldn't wish for a better one. So here we go: </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The freedom here, but that you still have rules, so controlled freedom <i>(I still don't know what exactly he means)</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Well, you showed me there are funny and awesome sides to anybody no matter where you're from.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Alright, so now you have a few impressions of the people I hang out with and who has become important to me over the last couple months. I wish, you could meet them all in person, because spending time with them is so much fun! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I had a great week. It went by so fast! Basketball season started, and during December we are cheering for the girls, and when the boys start to have home games in January, we cheer for them. It is so much fun cheering for basketball, because it is way faster and more intense than football. The game is more likely to switch at the end, which makes it more exciting. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On Friday we had a short mini- day; that means, all classes are just 20 minutes long. We don't do much in class, but I enjoyed it anyway, because I got home at 12:45, which was very good. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Christine´s best friend came on Thursday night for a visit, and to help a little, since Christine had a foot- surgery. She is super nice and I am looking forward to see her again during winter break. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I spent Saturday with Lily, which was great. We made homemade macaroni- and- cheese and filled strawberries. In the evening, we went to a poker game with her mother and her fiancé. It was fun, and we did a really good job playing, even though we didn't win. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Below I have listed some differences between America and Germany, or better some facts, since I am here, and I just want to share them with you. Not all people in America are like this, but just to simplify this, I will say 'Americans'. I don't mean to offense anyone. I hope you enjoy it! :) </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 1. The serving sizes here are much bigger</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> 14. They can give their babies weird names</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> 15. Shops are open on Sundays</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> 19. They think a 100 year old house is old</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11661861873980952945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649169967248627289.post-77328332925365473232015-12-06T18:36:00.000-08:002015-12-06T18:36:25.776-08:00High school (musical?)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have been in High school for 12 weeks now, so I thought I would talk a little bit about the big mystery of 'high school'. All the teenage- and chickflick movies set up expectations, and I am so sorry to tell you, that most of it is not true :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">So just to be clear: high school is not quite like this : </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">It feels like the students don't mind to go to school much. I mean there are so many things which make school more attractive, like all the after- school- activities, like the sports, or clubs. And then there are school dances and sport games, and so many people show up! It's amazing how much the students support their teams. And when we have school dances, a lot of people come and they really like it. It's great. In Germany, we don't have school dances or extracuricular activities. We don't have this school- spirit, which connects all the students. I am so happy to have the oppotunity to experience all that! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> So, and now enough about school... It's December, so everyone is thinking about Christmas! In our neighborhood there are so many house which are decorated with so many lights, that they light up the whole street. As soon as Halloween was over, people unpacked their Christmas stuff. But what is a little disappointing is, that they don't have Christmas markets here. Christmas in America is intense, but Christmas in Germany is just beautiful. It is so great, walking around a christmas market, and the air smells like cookies, sweet treats, glühwein and punsch. I miss that. But I´m doing my best to bring it to America, by baking cookies. Thanks to my parents, I have an adventcalendar with little recipes for everyday during December. Unfortunately, they don't have punsch here, but tea does the job too. We already bought our Christmas tree and I have my own stocking! I was so excited! Today is Santa- Claus- day and we had some presents in our wooden shoes. I am so thankful for that! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">This week we just had a two- day week becuase of Thanksgiving. I spent Tuesdayevening with Lily, before she drove up to Seattle to visit her family. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">On Wednesday we all spent the day cleaning and decorating the house and cooking and baking for the Thanksgiving lunch. Ruby and I made two pies, one blueberry- sour cream pie and one french silk chocolate pie. They were so delicious. But really sweet. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">On Thursday the whole family came over for lunch. I had met a few people before, like Jim´s sister and her family, Christine´s parents, and a few cousins. But more than half of themI didn't know, so it was a little overhelming to meet them all. They are all super nice and sweet. It was a pleasure to meet them all. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The food was really good. They had a big Turkey, but also plenty of vegetarian choices, like mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, roasted vegetables and salad. And of course, lots and lots of pumpkin pie for dessert. It was around 5:00 pm, when everybody needed a pause from food. We played games, talked and then every once in a while, somebody went to grab some more pie or an extra tablespoon of whipped cream. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I didn't eat too much, so I didn't feel gross for the next couple days. On Friday, it was Christine´s birthday, and we planned to drive up to Mary's peak, but unfortunately the road was closed, so we just walked a little bit. Christine´s parents weren't prepared for a 7 mile walk, so we made our way back to town. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Christine wanted to have sushi for dinner, so Jim, Ruby and I made california rolls and spring rolls. It was challenging, but fun and even though not every roll was perfect, they all were delicious. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">On Saturday we bought our Christmas tree!! So Christmas is finally coming! Today we decorated the tree, and decorated the house, while listening to christmas songs. It felt like christmas eve will be next week. Unfortunately, we still have three weeks of school.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">All the Thanksgiving days were about being thankful. So here it what I am thankful for:</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">First of all, I am more than thankful for my parents and my family in Germany, for being so supportive and loving and letting my go my own way. Then for Martin and Erika and Erika's parents for all their effort to help me, and last but not least all the people here: My Host family, for welcoming me so warm in their family and for treating me like I am family, and for my friends I have here, that they don't think I am the weirdest person on earth. </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">All of these people have helped me to make this long- time- dream of mine reality and all of them have added something to make me feel welcomed, comfortable and make this year to one of the best experiences in my life so far!</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Thank you all so much!</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">I hope everyone of you had a great week, a lovely Thanksgiving and I hope you can start December as happy as I am. I am really excited for Christmas, and for my next few posts, I hope you'll like it!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am sorry I didn't post anything last week, but I was ill for a couple days, and nothing really exciting happened. I had a lot of stuff going on in school, which took a lot of time to take care of, but luckily we have a two- day week next week, because of Thanksgiving, so I can relax now. I have two upcoming assignments next week, so I had to study this weekend. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I still don't know what excactly to tell you, because the last weeks were a little boring, but I want to keep my one- to two week rhythm and next week is Thanksgiving, so you can expect a long post and lots of pictures :) And you can tell me if you are super interested in something or if I should write about a specific topic you are very curious about. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">However, I recognized I am still getting to know 'new' people in school. I mean I saw them before, but never really talked to them, and that just makes me very happy. Everybody is just super nice and I had the pleasure to meet a lot of amazing people in the last few months.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">So I´ll just go ahead and tell you what my life looks like here: </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">High school is definitely an amazing experience, even though it's school and I have to wake up at 6:30 am in the morning. Jim drops Ruby and me off at school on his way to work and we have to take the bus home. School buses are not quite as cool as they look in the movies, I can tell you that. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">On Monday evenings, Ruby and Iris have choir, so Christine, Jim and I mostly have a talk about some organization stuff and I do my homework. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">On Tuesday after school I have cheer practice. I decided that I am not going to compete, because I feel like that will take too much time. But basketball season starts soon, and I am really excited for that, because everybody says that cheering for basketball is way more intense than cheering for football.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I know who my basketball buddy is, butI haven't met him yet. We are not allowed to make them little treats, like cookies or stuff, because our coach said, that in the past they didn't really appreciated what we do for them, so we will just make posters, That's a little sad, because I had some cute ideas for decorating cookies and cupcakes. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The rest of the week is pretty much the same, I come home from school, try to do my homework and then just relax. Someimes a friend comes over or I go to a friend´s house. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I try to work out at least 30 minutes a day, beacuse no matter what i eat, it feels much heavier than the food in germany. But luckily, my host family tries to cook fresh everyday and we also have salad and veggies mostly everyday and I am so thankful for that. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">On Sundays my Hostfamily goes to church, and I come with them most of the time. It is a little different, because all the High schoolers have Sunday school and after church all the people have a potluck- lunch. It is more a community thing for me than church. But sometimes when I have a skype appointment with somebody from Germany or just don't feel like I want to go, then I stay home, which is no problem at all for my host family, and I am happy about that. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I feel like winter finally arrived here, because we had to scrape ice off of the car this morning. It doesn't get as cold as it gets in Germany, but for me, it's really cold. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have made a plan for the upcoming posts, and I´ve thought about some 'Christmas-specials' during December, and I am actually really excited about that and I hope you guys will like it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope all of you are doing great and none of you is already stressed out by Christmas :) As soon as Halloween was over, lots of people put out their christmas lights and decorated their house. we will start decorating after Thanksgiving. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">School this week was normal, sometimes boring, sometimes funny, sometimes interesting and sometimes exhausting. But we had an assembly on Thursday. An assembly is a event where the whole school comes togetheter and the students who are in leadership 'lead' the assembly. They explain the school rules. They introduce the different clubs and sports, and announce upcoming events. The accapella choir sang a song, and the class presidents had to play a game against each other. It was really fun! The assemblies in my school in Germany were so boring and nobody really paid attention.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">At the end of the assembly all the exchange students had to introduce themselves. We are five students this year, one from Thailand and from Brazil and three girls from Germany. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">On Friday we just had a half- day, that meant all of our classes were only thirty minutes, so we got home at 12:50pm. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I was in my room all day and changed it a little bit. I hung up lights and moved my bed and I like it so much better now. It feels cozy and comfortable. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">On Friday night I went over to Lily's and spent the night there. It was really fun. The next day we got up early, because we wanted to drive up to Portland to pick up a friend of her from the airport, who is coming home from a five month U.S Navy boot camp. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Luckily we didn't get stuck in traffic, so we got there two hours early, but it didn't matter. We went to 'Voodoo Doughnuts' , a famous doughnut- shop in Portland, and it was so good! They had lots and lots of different doughnuts and all of them looked so delicious. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Then we drove to the airport. I've never met Keila, but Lily told me a lot about her, so I was very excited to meet her. Lily was also excited and nervous to see one of her best friends again. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The moment when Kaila finally came out was very sweet. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">After we picked up her baggage and got in the car, we drove back to where Keila´s parents live. She didn't told them that she was coming home. She changed into her Navy uniform, and we got into her house to wait for her Dad. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">When he and her little sister came in, they both were so surprise and overhelmed. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">After spending some time with them, we drove her to the place where her mother works. It was a restaurant and the reactions from everybody were just great. A lot of people said 'oh my god, that's so cute!' or 'Wow, this is so perfect.' Her Mum was so happy to see her daughter again. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">She took Keila home and Lily and I stopped at Lily's grandparents house to say 'hi' and then we met her cousin. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">At the end of the day I was tired but very happy. It was a day with a lot of driving and sitting, but it was totally worth it. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Thank you Lily for taking me with you!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I named this post 'coming home' because it was a week full of homecomings. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I´m really start to feel at home here. The language is getting easier and easier and I don't have to think about it that much anymore. I think I made some really good friends here and I feel accepted. I feel super comfortable with my host family and I am so happy with my room. It's not perfect though, but definitely a beginning!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"> I have some things i want to hang up on the walls, like pictures and stuff, but first I need to print them out and take some more!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Then all the moments with Keila and her parents were really exciting. I bet all of you have watched videos of soldiers coming home to their families. Now, I've had that experience. I mean Keila wasn't gone for years, but five months is a long time. It was just great to see how happy her family was to have her back for the next two weeks. After that she will be stationed in Hawaii. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I hope all of you are doing well and you feel comfortbale with the people around you, and if not, it's not too late to change something, like my german sweetheart Dominique :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am sorry I didn't post anything yesterday, but I didn´t have the time. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Last week we had a three- day-school week and a four- day weekend because our teachers had conferences. Jim and Christine went to my teachers and talked to them. They all said I am doing well in my classes, and my grades are pretty good. Except for math, but if you know me, you know that math was always nonsense for me. Jim helps me with my homework and Lily helps me studying sometimes, so I just tried not to fail. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">On Thursday I met with Pepper and Parker and we carved pumpkins. I haven't carved pumpkins for a couple of years, so I really enjoyed it and it was fun! I made a scary pumpkin face, Parker made a pumpkin which looked like he was throwing up and Pepper made the face from Jack Skellington from 'Nightmare before Christmas' . It was very cool.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">On Friday I carved pumpkins with Ruby and Iris and baked some brownies for my football buddies. Carving pumpkins with Ruby and Iris and spending time with them was very good. I made the cheshire cat from Alice in Wonderland, Ruby made stars and Iris used a drill to make little holes into her pumpkin, which looks very cute. In the evening I had to go to CHS to get ready for the football game. If they won the game, they could go to the playoffs, so it was a very big deal. It also was Senior night, that means all the seniorplayers, bandmembers and cheerleaders were going to be presented. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had to line up with our parents at the field at 6:30 pm. First all the bandmembers were presented, than the cheerleaders. When our Names were called we had to to the field, while everybody was cheering. I was presented as: 'Malin Altenburger with her host parents Christine and Jim'</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was glad that Christine and Jim walked up there with me, but in that moment I missed my real parents. I think, it would have been great if they could have walked with me. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then all the players were presented by names and their parents. The cheerleaders made posters and Candy- necklaces for them. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The game itself was very intense. We played against South Albany, and they started scoring, but we scored too a couple times. The final score was 34 to 36 in favor of South Albany. It was so close!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I really wished we would have won, because it was the last game of the season and the last game for the senior players. Everybody was down and some people cried. It was heartbreaking, and I felt very sorry for the players and their parents. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I gave the brownies to the coach so he could give them to my buddies, but I said it would be great if they could share these with the whole team, so I hope they did. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I spent Saturday afternoon with Lily, and we went to her brother´s fraternity to pick him and his girlfriend up for lunch. They are super nice. After lunch we drove to different costume stores, to buy accessoires for their costumes. Then we dropped them off again and hung out at Lily's house. A friend from her old home came over and we went to the birthday party from her mother's fiancè. Then we got ready for halloween. It was much of fun! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">They drove me home at 9pm and I was supertired.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">On Sunday I just did some homework and tried to clean my room, but it wasn't very successful. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the evening I went to Lily's to study some math. Her mom took us out for dinner to an Indian restaurant calles 'Evergreen'. It was so good. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">All in all my week was lots of fun and I spent my time with some great people. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope you all doing great and you have had some spooky but also fun days! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hugs and kisses, Malin</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This week on Monday we have had our Powder Puff game, and it was so much fun! Unfortunately, it was flag-football, so you are not allowed to make contact with the other girls, but I guess nobody followed this rule completely. I think, I would have a lot of fun playing real football, with protection and helmets, so I can just bump into people and tackle them.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We won against the Freshmen- and Juniorgirls, but lost against the Sophomores. The last game against the Juniors was tough, but in the end we won the whole competition. Everyone was very proud. Our coaches, which were players from our varsity football team, told us we did a good job. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The rest of the week was very unspectacular. We had a quiz in American Government. </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I kind of like this class, not because I am super interested in American Government, but I like the people and it's always funny.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I had to take care of some Senior stuff, like filling out graduation papers and ordering my gown and cap and everything. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a Football game at Central High on Friday, and we lost, but it was so close! Central High is in Independence, Oregon, a town about 30 minutes away. Our players did a really good job, but everyone was down at the end. Next week we have our last football game of the season, and it's a homegame, so I really hope we're going to win. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">On Saturday I met Cathy to take my senior pictures, and we spent hours together. It was a lot of fun, and I think I can use some of the pictures. Cathy used to be a professional photographer, so she has an eye for little details, and it was so much fun being a part of her work. </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">After that I went to the 'Spaghetti Factory' with Larry and we had lunch together. We spent two hours there, just talking about how things are going. The food was really good, and I appreciate that Larry took me there, because he knows that I love pasta!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In the evening, the mum from my friend Lily wanted to take us out for dinner. We went to 'Pastinis', This is another pasta place, so I had pasta two times this day, but I didn't care, because like I said, pasta is one of my favorite dishes. </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">After that, Lily, Parker and I went to the haunted cor nmaze, which was so much fun! </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It is a maze cut into a cornfield, and people jump out on the paths to scare you. We all screamed a lot, and it was so funny and scary the same time, and I am glad they took me there. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">All in once, I had a great week, and I hope you guys had some awesome days too!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Love, Malin</span><br />
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