Quite a bit happened over the Easter break and since
then!
I spent the Easter break with my 3rd host
family. I got situated (but not completely moved in) on March 22nd. I
liked it a lot! They helped me out a lot with getting around the house and I
even got to take a shower for the first time in 3 weeks (don’t worry I’ve been
keeping clean since then too)! Over the break I got to know my host siblings a
bit better. Speaking of that, let me introduce my new family, the Heiders.
Maria and Andreas are my host parents and cycling enthusiasts. Florian is my
host brother, and I have 2 host sisters, Eva and Michaela. Florian and Eva are
studying in Graz and Michaela is an incredible skier and goes to a boarding
school in Schladming. I like it a lot here, and once I become physically active
again, I believe I will fit in quite well!
March 28th was my 17th
birthday! I got to celebrate with all of my host families and my Rotary YEO and
his family! They all came over to the Heiders for pastries, cake, coffee, and
socializing. I had never been with all three of my host families at once, so
that was neat. I got some great gifts from them too: a few juggling things, a
world atlas (partly for EuroTour), a book about the Steiermark, some letters
from home, and a couple other things! Great birthday!
Easter was interesting! I had never celebrated with
lots of family before, so that was a new experience! It is a much bigger
holiday in Austria than in the United States. We ate no meat the week before,
and then for Easter we had plenty!
Some other small things to mention:
·
I’m back with the Haiders, my 2nd
host family for another week. On Tuesday I will switch to my 3rd
family for the remainder of the year.
·
I’ll be taking the ACT in Vienna on
April 13th! It will be good to see some friends and maybe see more
of the city!
·
I went to school for the first time in
almost 4 weeks today! I got a key for the elevator, and I will try to get back
into a daily routine.
·
Exactly 3 weeks from today I will be off
crutches! Fortunately the time has passed quickly since my injury! I can’t wait
to be walking, swimming, and juggling again!
·
The weather has been pretty miserable
lately. It has snowed every morning for the last 6 days and then all melted
over the day and rained after that. Still hovering around freezing each day. I
hope spring gets here just before I can start walking again!
·
Yesterday I paid for EuroTour! I am
really excited and starting to research the places where we will be going!
I think that about covers everything that has been
going on with me in the last 2 weeks! I will try to post a little more often,
seeing as these last 3 months that I’m here will be the most memorable, I hope!
Looking forward to it all!
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