Last weekend I went to Jessica's placement in Germany, near Worms. It was her birthday so we went shopping, to a movie, and then out to eat. Her host family had "kaffee and kuchen" for her on Sunday.
This weeks work came a little more difficult than usual. I think it's because I'm looking forward to my parents visit coming this Thusday!! I'm excited. I can't believe I'm gonna see them again after 9 months!
Nearly every evening this week I went over to Katies and hung out there. Thursday night I did go to youth group here. It's only the second time that I've been. It's so hard there because it's always in swiss german and I really don't understand it well. Actually there wasn't even a bible study we just prayed nearly the whole time. I think I dosed off a couple times. I do like the people. It's more the language thing than anything.
Katie left early this morning to travel a bit more in Europe then back to States. I will miss her and my shirt that I forgot to get back from her. It was since she was leaving that I thought I'd see her when I could last week. On Tuesday, the woman she lived with, son came over from England and is here till he feels like going back.
Today was the "Lupsingen Lauf" aka run. It's mostly for the kids but adults can run in it too. They run about 2 km, then later go to the gym to get prizes and have food and drink. I watched some of the event, then checked out the prize giveaway with Rich, the guy from england. It was a little humorous when I was buying ice cream. Rich was standing next to me. The lady thought he was standing in line too and he said in English, no I'm just waiting. She then said something in English, then the other lady selling ice cream as well. I heard 2 more comments in English from behind me. I just had to laugh how excited they got to use their English. I never speak English otherwise so it doesn't happen. Today was perfect spring weather. We haven't had much of it yet. So I couldn't get enough of it today.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
Um um um...
The weather was gross all this past week. So when it came to the weekend I kind of had to force myself to be active. But it turned out fine. Luckily the weather was also better. Friday night I met up with Katy, the girl from Minnesota. On Saturday we decided to go to Zürich since she only has to weeks left in Switzerland she though she should get around a bit. I enjoyed the day. The highlight of it being a flea market. It was pretty cool, actually. Better than the flea markets in the states, like you can find some pretty good souvenirs there. They have swiss army knives by the dozen. And I just remembered while writing this that I wanted to visit those Mennonite things in Zürich. Oops I forgot. There is something there, I think, and I do want to. That night we decided to go into Basel. We started talking to these people on the train there who were going to some funk/jazz club. Since we didn't have any specific direction it worked out well. Meeting people on public transportation is working out really well. Another advantage of it.
Sunday, I assumed I would go to church, I've only been to Elke's like twice. But Andre and the boys went to a car race and she didn't go. So the day was pretty lazy for me. I also wanted to go to an FCB game with Debbie but she was sick. I guess I won't make it to one at all. Not that I still couldn't have gone by myself. I just didn't really feel like going alone. O well. I did go for a walk in the evening and then we went out to eat for supper.
Today I did my usual tasks of vacuming, mopping, ironing, picking Simon up, and going for a walk with Simon and Sarah. I don't really enjoy walking with them when they have bikes or scooters and I'm on foot. It's hard to control them. I was over at Katy's for a couple hours this evening. I am really glad we met.
Sunday, I assumed I would go to church, I've only been to Elke's like twice. But Andre and the boys went to a car race and she didn't go. So the day was pretty lazy for me. I also wanted to go to an FCB game with Debbie but she was sick. I guess I won't make it to one at all. Not that I still couldn't have gone by myself. I just didn't really feel like going alone. O well. I did go for a walk in the evening and then we went out to eat for supper.
Today I did my usual tasks of vacuming, mopping, ironing, picking Simon up, and going for a walk with Simon and Sarah. I don't really enjoy walking with them when they have bikes or scooters and I'm on foot. It's hard to control them. I was over at Katy's for a couple hours this evening. I am really glad we met.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Over the weekend the two other Swiss trainees came down their mountains and Rebecca and I spent the day with them in Basel and met up with Debbie at night and stayed overnight at her place. On Sunday we watched the FCB(not Barcelona or Bayern) FCB only means on thing here-Basel game on TV. It was kind of a big game so Debbie said that we would go into the city for the after celebrations but she didn't feel like it then, the weather wasn't great so I and the others didn't protest. Speaking of football, to give you an idea of what things are like here at this point in time, I can't go to the store, turn on the tv, or read the newspaper without being reminded about the European Cup that's coming up in June, with some of the games being in Basel.
Sunday on the bus ride home I noticed the girls I was sitting beside was reading a book in English so I asked where she was from. It's turns out she from Minnesota, and living in the Lupsingen as well. It's not that strange to find an American in CH, but in Lupsingen...Anyways she's here till may doing student teaching at the international school. So some extra company :) That is why you should talk to strangers. Sometimes I'm too shy to start conversations on trains and such. But to me it's like a Carpe Diem thing. I never regret it when I do, so I try to do it. My personality is such that usually requires the extra push on my part.
Monday night Elke and Andre were at the neighbors and I had to put the kids to bed. It's always a struggle to put them to bed, but they did fall asleep even before 10. I also went to bed around 11:30. I woke up around 1 to hear Simon screaming for his mommy. I then ran upstairs to Elke and Andres room where he and Sarah had gone to sleep and Sarah was not there. Simon told me that she went to get her parents. Scheisse! I ran to get the phone book to call them. As I'm scrambling through it I hear her come in along with Andre and Elke. I was slightly panicked especially since in the past she has gotten the idea to drive the car. I felt pretty angry with her and expected her parents to be the same. They weren't. The idea of her just walking out at 1 in the morning to get her parents is slightly humorous. Simon wakes up asking for mommy-OK she'll go get mommy. That's just how she is.
The weather since Sunday here has been rainy and cold. I'm tired of it. I think I'm also coming down with a cold, my head didn't feel the best today. But of course I'm bound to get sick here, when I spend so much time with kids. I'm not at all OCD but sometimes(all the time), I just cringe at the things they do.
Sunday on the bus ride home I noticed the girls I was sitting beside was reading a book in English so I asked where she was from. It's turns out she from Minnesota, and living in the Lupsingen as well. It's not that strange to find an American in CH, but in Lupsingen...Anyways she's here till may doing student teaching at the international school. So some extra company :) That is why you should talk to strangers. Sometimes I'm too shy to start conversations on trains and such. But to me it's like a Carpe Diem thing. I never regret it when I do, so I try to do it. My personality is such that usually requires the extra push on my part.
Monday night Elke and Andre were at the neighbors and I had to put the kids to bed. It's always a struggle to put them to bed, but they did fall asleep even before 10. I also went to bed around 11:30. I woke up around 1 to hear Simon screaming for his mommy. I then ran upstairs to Elke and Andres room where he and Sarah had gone to sleep and Sarah was not there. Simon told me that she went to get her parents. Scheisse! I ran to get the phone book to call them. As I'm scrambling through it I hear her come in along with Andre and Elke. I was slightly panicked especially since in the past she has gotten the idea to drive the car. I felt pretty angry with her and expected her parents to be the same. They weren't. The idea of her just walking out at 1 in the morning to get her parents is slightly humorous. Simon wakes up asking for mommy-OK she'll go get mommy. That's just how she is.
The weather since Sunday here has been rainy and cold. I'm tired of it. I think I'm also coming down with a cold, my head didn't feel the best today. But of course I'm bound to get sick here, when I spend so much time with kids. I'm not at all OCD but sometimes(all the time), I just cringe at the things they do.
Friday, April 4, 2008
April April!
During the day while I'm working I think about things I should do when I'm done like study german, write emails, clean my room, write in my blog-whatever...I guess my bedroom door as some kind of special brain washer thing that makes me forget about those things. I only remember to get on facebook and watch the daily show/colbert report. Hmm...
To my credit I have seemed to be pretty busy these past few weeks. The day before Jessica and her family came I took a train to Strasbourg for the day because I had to get my visa. I had some issues with the visa, well actually really the only issue was this woman (...well there is another word for what she was) I spoke with on the phone at the Swiss Embassy in New York who tried to tell me, in the rudest way I've ever been spoken to on the phone, that I would need to go to New York to get the thing. Luckily, she was the only one that seemed to have this idea. So I took a day trip to Strasbourg. I enjoyed it, did some shopping, spoke some french. I realized how independent I am, which I like to be. I just get on the bus, and an hour later I'm in a different country with only an address of the consulate. I didn't even call ahead. I didn't even know I was arriving there 20 minutes before the place closed, so lucky me.
On Tuesday, I went with the whole Geiger family and with Jess and parents to Lucerne. We first took a boat on the lake, then we headed up to mount Pilatus which was nice, cause I just think it would be a little sad if I came to Switzerland and never went up a big mountain. In the late afternoon/evening we walked around Lucerne a bit. It's funny because the whole time I enjoyed having the kids around. Sarah just makes things a little more interesting. However, I sat next to her on the car ride home and I was dying to get out of that car. That just how it is with her. Jess describes her like this, and I would to, "One minute you want to give her big hug, then the next you want to pull your hair out." I think described in similarly before.
Yesterday, I went to Rebecca's for her birthday dinner. Debbie was there too. She wished for borritos, so that's what we had. I miss my tex mex food. I think she had a good birthday. However, I talked to her today and she said she and her host sister were throwing up the whole night.
My parents and I are trying to plan the details of their visit which in in less than one month now! I know that will be a good time.
I guess I should explain the blog title-It's the German version of April fools. It's funner to say I think.
To my credit I have seemed to be pretty busy these past few weeks. The day before Jessica and her family came I took a train to Strasbourg for the day because I had to get my visa. I had some issues with the visa, well actually really the only issue was this woman (...well there is another word for what she was) I spoke with on the phone at the Swiss Embassy in New York who tried to tell me, in the rudest way I've ever been spoken to on the phone, that I would need to go to New York to get the thing. Luckily, she was the only one that seemed to have this idea. So I took a day trip to Strasbourg. I enjoyed it, did some shopping, spoke some french. I realized how independent I am, which I like to be. I just get on the bus, and an hour later I'm in a different country with only an address of the consulate. I didn't even call ahead. I didn't even know I was arriving there 20 minutes before the place closed, so lucky me.
On Tuesday, I went with the whole Geiger family and with Jess and parents to Lucerne. We first took a boat on the lake, then we headed up to mount Pilatus which was nice, cause I just think it would be a little sad if I came to Switzerland and never went up a big mountain. In the late afternoon/evening we walked around Lucerne a bit. It's funny because the whole time I enjoyed having the kids around. Sarah just makes things a little more interesting. However, I sat next to her on the car ride home and I was dying to get out of that car. That just how it is with her. Jess describes her like this, and I would to, "One minute you want to give her big hug, then the next you want to pull your hair out." I think described in similarly before.
Yesterday, I went to Rebecca's for her birthday dinner. Debbie was there too. She wished for borritos, so that's what we had. I miss my tex mex food. I think she had a good birthday. However, I talked to her today and she said she and her host sister were throwing up the whole night.
My parents and I are trying to plan the details of their visit which in in less than one month now! I know that will be a good time.
I guess I should explain the blog title-It's the German version of April fools. It's funner to say I think.
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