Good evening all,
Sorry for the late submission. I already sent to David through another website and forgot to inform you as well.
My visa hasn't arrived yet but there is progress. We are waiting for a call back from the office, then we will book an appointment. This appointment could be anytime within 6 weeks. Then once everything goes smoothly, we wait from another 6 weeks for my visa identification card to arrive in the mail. I just hope that it is sorted before the next school holidays so I can go outside of Germany for trips or for a rotary tour.
The last week with my 2nd host family was spent on a trip up North, near the Denmark border, to an island called Sylt. Was nice to spend a week with mum, dad, 2 sisters and grandma on a trip to the beach. Was especially refreshing to swim in the ocean again after so long. They ended up making a small present for me when I left, which was a photo album with letters and photos during my stay with them. It was really sweet.
Since then, I've changed families to my last family, Knoblich. I have 4 siblings, 2 girls, 2 boys. I live in Hilden again (my first family also lived in Hilden). We have a big garden and an above ground pool, which is a shame seeing as the weather is more often than not cloudy or rainy.
I visited my first host family again the other day. It was nice to see them again. We had ice cream, went to a book market in town, played cards and board games at home, had dinner and watched a big soccer match on tv. They aren't hosting anymore exchanges after me, but at the moment, their nephew is staying with them for a year to work.
School started again. I'm in the last year, or equivalent to Year 12 due to finding friends in the same age group as me, rather than an easier german level of study in a lower class. I hope that I will be able to participate in another language course soon instead. I am inquiring my German rotary about this.
My rotary club is starting to meet in person again in about 2 weeks. I am not sure when I am scheduled to do my presentation but I'm slowly preparing one.
The last week with my 2nd host family was spent on a trip up North, near the Denmark border, to an island called Sylt. Was nice to spend a week with mum, dad, 2 sisters and grandma on a trip to the beach. Was especially refreshing to swim in the ocean again after so long. They ended up making a small present for me when I left, which was a photo album with letters and photos during my stay with them. It was really sweet.
Since then, I've changed families to my last family, Knoblich. I have 4 siblings, 2 girls, 2 boys. I live in Hilden again (my first family also lived in Hilden). We have a big garden and an above ground pool, which is a shame seeing as the weather is more often than not cloudy or rainy.
I visited my first host family again the other day. It was nice to see them again. We had ice cream, went to a book market in town, played cards and board games at home, had dinner and watched a big soccer match on tv. They aren't hosting anymore exchanges after me, but at the moment, their nephew is staying with them for a year to work.
School started again. I'm in the last year, or equivalent to Year 12 due to finding friends in the same age group as me, rather than an easier german level of study in a lower class. I hope that I will be able to participate in another language course soon instead. I am inquiring my German rotary about this.
My rotary club is starting to meet in person again in about 2 weeks. I am not sure when I am scheduled to do my presentation but I'm slowly preparing one.
Hope all is well in Australia.
Thanks,
Ciedele