Dear United States Dollar, stop falling.

I usually don't write during the day, mainly because I'm working. But there's nothing for me to do at the moment. So I thought I'd write.
I just got an Easter card from my parents and a gift card from the church-shirks. I love getting real mail. I enjoyed reading them. Nathan wrote me a few weeks ago, although I'm sure mom made him. That made me smile. But I still can't get over the fact that he won't come to visit me. It drives me insane every time I think about it. I always say something to him, which probably drives him insane. The other night, I was talking to him on msn and he said he wouldn't give up going to Orlando to come here. However, he said to dad that he would rather have a new tv than go to Orlando!! So according to some law of which I forget the name, that I learned in math class, he would take a tv or his sister!!!!!!! And I quote from our conversation, "family is priceless, you're right, but time is pricesless too, and I would have more time with the tv than with family and so it's worth more." Does that make any sense!?!?!? I love him, but don't understand the child!!!
This weekend I went to a cabin with the youth group here. I don't really know them that well but this was a chance to get to know them. The nice thing was that Jessica went too and she already knows them. So it worked out really well. I like them a lot. It would have been stupid for me not to go. Since I've been to Switzerland, I've compared myself so much to Jessica(the trainee before me). Especially when I went to the youth group because I felt like everybody around me was comparing me to her. So I struggled with that. This weekend helped me get passed it. Since we were able to be together, and be seen as two different people. Well people probably already did. It was more for myself. The weekend allowed for a lot of time to spend alone in prayer. Which I don't really do on a regular basis. So that also helped with this struggle. It is ridiculous that I should compare myself with her. I love that girl. She has been such a blessing to me as a friend.
Sunday night, when we go back I went to Basel with her where she had to catch the train to go home. We went to Starbucks (cuz she wanted to go there, not me). We had a good discussion. Then it was time for her to leave. Jess had gotten in her mind that the train left at 19:19 when really it was 12 after! So we arrived to just in time to see the train drive off! The poor girl-that is something that I could so see myself doing! But the bad thing is, because of the type of ticket she had, she had to buy a new one- 44 euros, and get home really late. The only positive thing about it was that we could keep talking.
So I am continuing this post in the afternoon. Elke, my host mom, wasn't feeling well today. She had a car accident about ten years ago and ever since has had problems with he muscle in her neck and head. So she often gets really bad headaches. It comes and goes the pain. But today was a bad day. I made crepes for lunch, then played with Simon since then. We played Wii. Normally I don't like video games but Wii is fun since the controllers are motion sensored, or whatever that called. Simon is outside playing now, Sarah is at school. Tim went to the Volg, the only grocery store in the town, really it's more like a convenient store. I get sent there every other day for one thing or another.
This evening I'm going out to eat in Basel with Debbie and Rebecca I think. Then this weekend I'm going to Geneva. I'm looking forward to that visit. Sunday, my host family leaves for Bayern to visit Elkes family. They're gone for two weeks. I'm still here since they don't have room for me to go with, and I'm not taking any vacation time. Next week I'm going to go another family in the church to help. Elke worked it out. They also have a daughter with down syndrom, also named Sarah. She only four. So that will be good I think. So I'm keeping busy.