Howdy, everyone! Oh - too American of a greeting, huh?
Unveiled before you is the new blog that I plan to update while living in Germany as a Rotary exchange student for one year. If you'd like, you can bookmark the web address: www.jennygermany.blogspot.com and stay updated on my journey...
For the next several months, I will be living with the Hahn family in Ascheberg, Germany (population: 5,000); four miles away, however, is Plön (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plön) where I will be going to school as a Senior. My host family consists of 14 year old Pauline, 12 year old Jakob, and parents Ulrike and Markus. My host-parents are actually separated: the mother lives in Plön and the father in Ascheberg. Their 16 year old daughter, Katharina, will actually be in Indiana for one year as an exchange student as well. My family, specifically Pauline, is already EXTREMELY loving toward me, sending me emails and photos - Pauline's easily accepted me as her older sister already and Ulrike has emailed me, calling me her "American daughter", and inviting me to go to Spain with the family in October!! - So much for Oktoberfest...
I leave tomorrow evening for O'Hare; my flight leaves at 1pm on Wednesday, the 22nd. I go from O'Hare to St. Paul to Amsterdam to Hamburg, and unfortunately I have virtually NO experience with airports... so wish me luck! Fortunately, I think I'll be meeting up with a fellow Rotary student who has the same travel plan I do - all the way to Hamburg.
PLEASE LEAVE COMMENTS! They'll give me motivation to keep writing. In order to do so, click on the link under my text that reads "0 comments" with the little pencil next to it and it'll bring you to the comments pages.
Also, if you'd like my Host Family's address, please email me at: jennygoodwine@gmail.com
PEACE!
jennyg
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14 comments:
jenny! im going to miss you! have a great trip! :]
-nora
jennifer rigby!!
i'll miss you greatly!
have much fun in germany :]
i'd appreciate the address of your host family!
-julie.
i love you!
Jenny i am going to be confused on how to get places anymore..
annd i am going to miss you superly much!
i hope you have a great trip and have soo much fun in Germany.
I love yous!
Mitali.
nen! you know i will miss you very dearly. you're going to have a blast and take some much out of this experience!
WRITE ME ALL THE TIME LOVE.
my saliva is soooo thick.
<3 len.
hey! it's too bad, i'm in o'hare today! but i hope you have in incredible year, those are good signs already from your host fam! trust me! ahaha and never turn down a family vacation! ahah you'll be great! email me @ vanrach@bu.edu for any quandries, exchange dilemmas! or any questions!! best advice: aproveita!! (in portuguese, ENJOY it all)
You must be very excited, and yet upset that you are leaving Illinois.
I'm so glad that we met in January! It was pretty random, and I have to thank facebook for that :p. Anyways, have a GREAT year in Germany and I will make sure you send you food for the holidays.
Cody
we want a post, nen!
Jenny!
I am so glad that I got the oppertunity to meet you! And I'm really excited to read all about your trip.
If you ever happen to be in Poland, or come in contact with Polish people, you know who to go to for advice! I've got all that experience first hand. =)
<3
Mein Herz fühlt das leere Wissen, dass ich Sie nicht sehen werde, aber es sich zurück mit allen meinen Erinnerungen füllt und wissend, dass Sie die beste Zeit Ihres Lebens haben werden! Ich liebe Sie genug, um Ihnen Wurzeln und Flügel zu geben! Ich liebe Sie!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Jenny, I am so lucky I got to meet you -- I will be reading your blog religiously so just make sure to post often, missy. I'm sure you'll be reading this from Germany -- so get ready for all the german i know -- ready? -- "HALLO!" but don't worry, i'll brush up in time for future posts. :-) just know i'll miss you and i expect a full report on the best Sauerkraut sites in germany next time i see you! (meanwhile i'll go on the pancake tour of Providence, we'll exchange data)
Love, Colette XXXXOOOO
p.s. hope you got to see lots of funny/bad movies on the plane, and aren't TOO jetlagged!
JENNY! we want an update. No Oktoberfest?! I guess you won't see all the bierleichen
hi jenny! hey, you got to visit st. paul, where I'm going to school in 4 days! i hope you have a lot of fun in germany. i think it's SO awesome that you're doing this. i really wish i had done an exchange program before college, but oh well. you'll have to watch some german soccer! it's pretty exciting. have a great time! i'll think of you while being politically active in minnesota this year!
jenny, now you ARE in germany and need to visit me!!! i'm very excited for you! i guess you have lots of fun! dont you love germany?? lol talk to you later, love, feli
Ich bin echt frülich für du! Du hast viel chance (?? don't know if thats the germany word for lucky but it is in french so... maybe...? haha) Ich glaube das noch zwei woche dein deutsch wird besser als mein gewesen, und wenn du rübber kemmst ich kann du nocht verstehen. Ich wird du auf deutsch geschreiben- ich möchte mein deutch üben! Dein Blog ist umglaublich... alles ist so schön und rühig (sp? peaceful?). Ich möchte gern in diener platze sein.... veicht ich kann etwas so vie das einmal auch machen. Veil spass, sind (safe??) und schrieb oft... du wird ein star sien... ich weiss das! du bist echt super und dein neues famillia sind (lucky) das du whont mit ihnen!
Bussi!
rosie
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