März & April

Well then. Where to begin? So after my little adventure I went back to school as normal I suppose? Anything special? Oh, I got a 2 on my Ethics test! (That's like a B, woohoo!) My paper had tons of red marks though, 'cause my teacher was thoughtful enough to correct my german (we had to write a Socrates Dialogue), and I'll give in that it was easier for me than the other students and I'm graded differently but still. And my friend Sarah had her birthday at the very end and that was lots of fun. The Monday after I went to Munich and hung out with him and his family in Munich for the day (it was lots of fun!). Then just two days of school still, and then we had Easter vacation. I'm not really sure what I did at the beginning (it was awhile ago), but then we went to Switzerland! :D

So we went to Switzerland to visit my host great cousins. On the way there we stopped in Meersburg on the Bodensee (A big lake), and we went shopping and I tried to swim, but at this time of the year the water only went up to my knees, so fail. Then we took the ferry over to Konstanz and tried to drive straight to Wolfhausen (where they live) with the directions from the internet. Instead of taking us on the highway, which would have been easier and faster, it took us in a direct line through all these tiny towns. We got quite lost. But all the little towns have such funny names! Examples: Hinvil, Bauma, Frauenfeld, etc. (and I can't remember any others, but lots had -wil on the end).

When we finally got there I met everyone (except Christoph, the uncle, he was at work): Andrea(the Aunt), Magdalena(9), Theresa(12ish), Anna(13ish), and the grandparents. Later we went for a walk and saw lots of big storks in their nests, it was cool. And I got to get to know the kids better, I really like them. And Magdalena made me miss Molly. So we all hung out that night and it was fun. The next day Eva, Sabine, and I went to Zurich. Zurich is really pretty. And we did some shopping too ;D. We had taken the train to Zurich, but we took a 2 hour Ferry ride home, along the entire Zurich Lake, it was sooo beautiful. I miss being near a lake/ocean. We went back in time to go watch the girls go vaulting, and then had dinner by the other great cousins, at which point in time they found out how ticklish I am. On Thursday we went to Luzern with Andrea, which is even prettier than Zurich. We saw the seven (or nine) towers, and the covered bridges (the first I'd seen in Europe), the beautiful lion sculpture in a cliff, the glacier garden (rocks from glaciers, not the actual glaciers), and had a really nice lunch (in which I seafood pasta had, we don't have seafood so much here, because everyone hates it besides Sabine and I). On Friday we went with Andrea to her office (she does something with books but not a library or bookstore) and picked some books out. I read over half of mine on the car ride home. Then we drove home, through Austria (so I was in three different countries in the period of two hours or so. we even stopped at a gas station there).

Sooo then, the day after we got back was Chau Yi's (another exchange student, from Hong Kong) birthday. So I probably slept less than 3 hours on a hard floor? Oh well, it was fun. Then just school again and so. Andddd: My birthday is in THREE days! I'll be 17 :D. In a year and three days I'll be legally and adult. Imagine that. Should be fun! Oh, and I have a newwww iPod. His name is Sir Jacques Edward VI. Andddd I get new shoes, Purple Converse High tops! (I just have to pick them up at the post office tomorrow, I better not forget.) Until the next time (and I'll try to update more often again, I promise!)
<3

love,
em

Oh and for good music (that I'm currently listening too):

Spoonful - Barefoot Truth
Jump Rope - Blue October
Steh Auf - Culcha Candela (Whom I get to see in concert in June!!!!!!! AHHHHH)
Gone - Danielle Ate the Sandwich
The Chain - Ingrid Michaelson
Brand New Day - Joshua Radin
Wavin' Flag - K'naan
I Love You and Buddha Too - Mason Jennings
Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare - Matt & Kim
Hello Bonjour - Michael Franti & Spearhead
Hello Seattle - Owl City
Lemon Tree - Fool's Garden
Und many more, but that's a couple that just came to mind. (: