Pictures!!!

Everything is going well, so now I have new pictures to post, I'm going to post a bunch, so that everyone has something to look at. I went to Jamina's last weekend in Ettingshausen and it was a lot of fun, I posted some pictures. I will be going to France from April 3rd to April 9th with Jamina, we are very excited! We are staying with my mom's friends. This weekend I am going around Kassel and seeing all of the castles, and this big statue called Herklues. I'm going with Melanie and her family. Then, the weekend after that I go to Munich with the family and we stay with some of their friends. Then, the weekend after that I am back in Frankfurt with Dennis, Zach, Nadja, and Mikayla, for Mikayla's birthday, and then the weekend after that Zach, Mikayla and I are renting a car to go to Eschwege to meet with our old exchange partners from the two week program, we are renting a mini cooper I think, it is cheaper than the train when we slpit it. Then, the weekend after that I am in France, then Stuttgart to see Melanie's sister, then Salzburg, Austria the weekend after that, then Stuttgart the weekend after that again, or perhaps the Netherlands, and then I come home. It is amazing to think that these weeks are all planned, I essentially have no more weekends, haha! But, while I feel extremely busy, I am trying to remain completely relaxed and soak up everything like a sponge. I am thinking about changing my schools because it is so hard at my school right now, I am obviously not at the level of German that Melanie is at, but I am still taking her same classes, it is really hard, and some classes are bilingual, so I don't learn any German at all because it is still in English. Plus, I have already learned what they are learning in their bilingual classes. So, I think I will be changing schools for the remainder of my time here. I will probably be going to a school five minutes away, so no more 45 minute commute, no train, bus craziness. I will miss it kind of though. Now, my mother will take me 5 minutes to school every morning in the car. Plus, I will be in the 9th grade, which means that I might actually understand things!!!! Hahaha, but yeah I'm going to visit this school tomorrow. The only problem is the kids are younger than me, but oh well, my German will become better. That is what I am really here for. I will give more blogs later. Oh, and I went to Fashcing a couple of weekends ago in Frankfurt, it was really fun, I was Chinese. Zach was a pirate. And, Mikayla was a flapper girl from the 30's. I am missing everyone, but a month has already passed. My time here is precious. I can't believe that it is almost halfway over. These weeks will pass by and then I will see all of you again!!!!!!!
Love to everyone!!!! (especially Comet!!!!!...ahhh...I miss him soooo bad)
Kate
P.S. The burger in that picture is huge...I was in heaven, it was at this place in Hofheim, near Frankfurt, it is called Waldgeist, which means Forest Ghost, it is known for having really big amounts of food. Mikalya and I had to share the cheeseburger.

Killing two days with one post

So today and yesterday were very big days. Melanie is still sick...(FEEL BETTER EMILY...I'M EXCITED FOR BRIDESMAID TALKING.....THINKING OF YOU..Miss you and Kristin both!!!)....she had a bad stomach ache today too. I really hope she feels better for this weeknd, we have a long train ride and it would suck not to have her along. Today and yesterday I had an English lesson, it was really nice to hear my own language. I'm starting to feel a little overwhelmed with my ap english homework from the U.S., but I should have time next week to sit down and tackle it. Not this weekend, but the next, I will probably be going to see my old friend Jamina, she lives here in Germany, and Zach, Mikayla, and I met her in America when she came for 5 months. So, that is exciting. I have a lot of homework at the moment, but I'm still managing to have some fun too. They have a whole pantry full of chocolate that i must resist daily, but sometimes I grab some Haribou and Milka. I drink only carbonated water because they only drink carbonated water, but im slowly switching back to regular water, it tastes soo good, and carbonated water is bad for you after awhile. Plus, it makes my stomach a little jumbly. All is good here otherwise. Tomorrow, I get to sleep in and take a later train. Melanie is still sick and is coming to school tomorrow, I'm happy!!!! More later.
Yours,
Kate

A picture of Zach, Dennis( the german exchange partner of Zach), and I in Frankfurt Airport

I'm new. I don't like putting myself out there on the web. But, for the sake of time and not answering the same question twice I am doing this. Today, I road with Melanie's father by car to my school. His name is Reinhard. Then, I had to catch the bus and the train and not get lost. That was kind of hard, but I managed. I'm growing more fond of the public transportation system here, the trains are a great way to get around and the buses are nice too. Not much went on today. Melanie is sick, I think a cold, and so I have to travel to and from school alone again tomorrow. But, I'm not so worried now. Tomorrow I have an English, German, an excel computer class, and spanish. Spanish is really difficult for me because I have to translate three languages at a time. And even if I understand the german word in English, I end up not knowing it in Spanish. But, it's getting better. This weekend I will meet with Zach and Mikayla, we can't wait to swap stories. Today, I had a big Physics lecture. The teacher is a really nice guy, he reminds me of my brother, and that made me miss him a lot today because I hardly get to see him, but I know that he has one of the best people I know by his side, his wonderful girlfriend, and they support each other like nothing I've ever known before. I miss them a lot. Angie was the one who told me to do a blog, and while I hesitated at first, I am so glad that I have done it. It was the perfect idea for me when I am here in Germany, it makes everything much more simple. Thank you so much Angie. I'll write every day, or almost.
Yours,
Kate