Right, I am writing in English. My English is definitely not perfect but this time I will try to write my first post in English!
2016 is almost done. It is incredible. I exactly remember the day, I came here. It is like it was yesterday but it actually was over 100 days ago...
Christmas was a great experience and I really enjoyed it. The day before Christmas, Christmas Eve, my family and I were at the parents of my host mum. We ate a lot and the kids got their presents, I got some too :). We also were decorating a few cookies with frosting and brought them home after. Santa is coming in the night, so we opened Santa's presents in the morning of the 25th of December. Unfortunately, I told my host sister Lyla, she can wake me up in the morning...and that means, she woke me up at 4:40am...Great...Everyone was sleeping except for Lyla and me. A little bit later, when everyone else was awake too, we were allowed to open our presents. I really love my presents and I hope they will last for a very long time. Now, you are wondering what I got, right? I will tell you: I got an American cook book including measuring cups and spoons. Moreover, a really cool t-shirt where the German and American Flag is combined into one flag. Santa brought candys too, of course...(I got a few more presents but I won't tell you now...) :D Actually, I got way more than I expected...Are you wondering if I got some things for my family too? Of course, I got a few things. My host sisters got pencils and little books to color in and my host mom got a candle. :)
Christmas day was a lazy day to be honest...All we did was opening our presents, eating and watching movies...The day after, we got sick again...After many times of having strep, we got a little flu with fever, throwing up and so on...But after three days we were good again.
Tomorrow (Dec. 31), I will experience the family tradition of playing Bingo. Everyone has to buy two presents and they are going to be the prices for the winners. Later, we are hanging out with my best friends family. Today I made chocolate chip cookies to bring them over. :)It is amazing that my 2017 will start here in the US. I am still so happy and glad about the opportunity to stay here for one year. Till now, I was not homesick at all and I am sure it is because I have the most amazing host family you could imagine. Truth be told, I was really afraid of Christmas fist, many exchange students are getting homesick during Christmas break, but I have no reason to be homesick. I am still waiting for my German "care package" which will arrive...I don't know when, it is still stuck in Frankfurt/Germany. My (real) parents planned that it will be there at Christmas, but, no...I still have to wait for it.
Oh, I almost forgot, we had two Christmas Concerts at my school too! It was just incredible! I really enjoyed the concert. Concert Choir is just beautiful. :)That's all for today. :)
