So the day is approaching ever so slowly because believe it or not I feel that this has been one of the longest summers ever! Probably because I just really want to be in Germany right now.
Anyway these days have been extremely hectic. Everything is between making sure people know I won't be here, to making sure I'll have everything I need, to last minute fund raising, and spending time with people I will miss. So this blog post will probably be very long so I'm going to make it into a list.
- First off, about my host family. I spoke to them once more and again my host mama is super nice. She told me that once I arrive in Frankfurt they'll be waiting for me at the airport. She also told me that they have a moderate climate so that I probably won't be needing a lot of cold weather things. But then again, she's German, her cold meter is different from mine, so I'll have to check out the temperature online.
- Next, I would like to mention that I started packing. There's a certain way to approach packing. Since I'll be away for 10 months and I can only carry 44lbs. I have to do some heartless packing. When you pack heartlessly, you only have your clothes and two words: necessary and unnecessary. That way I'll be taking what I need and not what I want and I'll stick to the limit. Besides, I'll be buying things in Germany if I need to.
- Third, I told my family about me leaving. Only a few people knew and I just told the rest of them not so long ago. There were mixed reactions as you can imagine. Some freaked out and some were happy. My aunt and uncle were very happy that I was going and I was a little anxious about their reaction since their own daughter has been to China before and is there right now for working purposes. Also my cousin's wife (cousin in law?) knew about AFS because when she lived in Peru she dated an Australian AFSer, haha.
- I am making bracelets! And I'm selling them a dollar each. I've made several and have some people who already are going to buy so, I think I'll be able to raise some money with this. If you'd like one, leave me a message and I'm sure we can figure something out or you could email me at flo-flo_mentsha@hotmail.com
- I realized not so long ago just how good AFS really is. When I first submitted my application for AFS I emphasized my passion for both art (music, writing, painting etc.) and language. When I say emphasized I mean it was everywhere. So, I was looking up my future school online and I noticed that it said that it specializes on music! I spazzed.
- I have to fly over to Washington DC. Considering the time I have to be there and where I live in I could easily leave from three airports. Right now, it looks like I'll be leaving from JFK.
"You're barely sleeping, no longer dreaming." -Andy Biersack
If you think it was that good of a placement so far, wait until you find out more and see how really freaky good they placed you!
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