So many things have happened since I last blogged. I left my homeland, met amazing people, learned more German, had a glimpse of German culture, tasted German beer, and met my host family. When I got to Germany, I moved to Schloss Wittgenstein with my 49 American counterparts.
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| Us with the Mayor of Bad Laasphe |
We knew we only had three weeks in this American bubble which basically created our own tiny world within a tinier village known as Bad Laasphe. We had multiple weird, fun, creepy, scary, exciting, and emotional activities. As well as over 60 hours of classes. Those definitely we're my favorite 60 hours of camp. Waking up early to go to school during the summer and having your brain and energy drained because everything is in a foreign language and you're trying to understand your teacher. Fun! Despite the difficulty, the class was actually fun. I must say Experiment e.V. did a great job selecting the teachers and teamers for this language camp. I've never met a group of German people as fun, caring, loving, open, crazy, and interesting as this group of people which I will miss immensely!
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| The teamers and teachers |
I can't really talk about the things that happened at Language camp since whatever happens there stays there but I can say that I will never forget those three weeks. They were so much fun. Jedoch war ein Ende in Sicht. We knew the three weeks would come to end we just didn't know the end would come so quickly! Those three weeks we're over faster than free Nutella. Scratch that, they flew by quicker than a cat running away from water. The 31st of August came by and the time to say good bye to the teachers, teamers, friends, and Schools Witti had arrived. Living with a group of people for 24 hours a day for 3 weeks makes you grow close. Who knew?!?! This closeness made saying goodbye really difficult.
Now, I'm in my hometown Hemer with my Host Family. They're extremely nice and are trying really hard to make feel at home. Although at first I felt like a giraffe among zebras, I'm feeling more comfortable and at home as the time goes by. I start German high school in two days. This actually terrifies me! However, I'm going all in and hopefully everything works out. Wish me luck!
