Just a brief synopsis of my 3rd month as an exchange student!
Hard to believe
that my third month in Austria is already gone!
October was a
full packed month of adventure and exciting events! Before I get to the
weekends, school is still going quite well. I haven’t made any friends in my
class but in the grade below me, I have friends there. It isn’t really a big
deal anyhow because I only have 6 classes a day and I am already done at 13:35!
I am learning a lot and have plenty to do in each of my courses. My German/Latin
teacher helps me a lot with writing and suggests reading material I can check
out at the school library. I like math and chemistry the most and I am making
headway in French as well.
Outside of
school, I am still swimming a lot, juggling, reading with my host mom, running
with my host dad, and watching TV shows in German.
Almost every
weekend this month was really busy! Beginning on October 14th, I ran
in my first half marathon in Graz! My best exchange student friend, Crash, was
also running, and so we ran the first 10km together! After three weeks of
training with my host dad, I finished in 2:00:08! I was very pleased and it was
certainly a highlight of the year so far! The next weekend was another Rotary
weekend with all the exchange students in Austria. This time we all met in
Vienna, the capital, to see some major tourist destinations and explore the
largest city in Austria! That was an interesting experience, and I look forward
to returning again for a district conference in the spring. The last weekend in
October was my first swim meet of the season! It was in Linz, also a large
city, and after 3 days of racing, I had some great, fast swims and got to know
the younger kids on the team. I hope I can be a role model they will look up
to. And to conclude the month, I had a 4
day trip with Rotary to Prague, Dresden, and Berlin! These 3 cities are not
covered on the EuroTour, and I liked it enough to sign up for the EuroTour in
the spring! Berlin was mind-blowing. So much history, but so modern as well.
Seeing sections of the Iron Curtain that are still intact was inspirational
too.
In conclusion,
October was a blend of school, extracurricular activities, and exciting
weekends. I continue to look forward to what the rest of this year will bring!
-Lucas
Utley
"Like" this summary a lot! So happy you're taking full advantage of all the opportunities offered to you. M.
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