It's 3:20 in the morning and I can't believe in two hours I'm going to be at the Friedrichsafen airport saying my goodbyes to all of my German friends =(. These last three weeks have gone so fast that sometimes I don't have time to blog, which is what happened on Tuesday. I came home early from the kids camp in Austria to go with my fellow FOF students to Ulm. Ulm is a city about an hour away from Friedrichsafen by train. Of course we went shopping there but Ulm has a catherdal that's kwown to be the tallest in the world. It takes 786 steps to reach the top of the catherdal. Annah, Emma, and I walked all the way to the top of the catherdal. It was such a beautiful sight to see all of Ulm and even more beyond the city limits. Then, we walked all the way down the catherdal through winding staircases to reach the ground walking 1,536 stairs total.
That night, fellow FOF students celebrated Annah Waller's 18 birthday. We had delicious food prepared for us set up with a huge table that not everyone could be seated. The night was relaxing as we hung around enjoy the limited time we had left before the Americans depart.
Today was a hectic day as I got last minute packing and shopping finished. I purchased so much chocolate and special pasta for family and friends, then had the task of trying to pack everything in my suitcase to be under 23 kilos. I accomplished the task and Luisa and I went to the Farewell party sponsered by the Peoria Club. A cookout was provided along with dessert to finish our time here in Germany by enjoying the company of others while looking out at Lake Constance for the last time. Later on, a bunch of students were going to a local club to savor the lasting moments of the trip. Many students were going to stay at the club till 4:30 and then go straight to the airport. I stayed till 1:30 planning on staying up till the time came to leave for the airport, which leaves me at the place where I first started this post.
It's a bitter sweet feeling leaving such a beautiful city behind full of culture, history, friends, and memories, yet I'm yearning for my family, friends, and life back home. I feel so blessed to experience this time in Germany and would come back in a heart beat bringing along my fellow FOF freinds and family. I want to say thank you to all who enjoy my blog and followed me through my days in Germany. Also, thank you to those who have prayed for me while I was here. Well, its 4:00 in the morning, an hour till I have to leave and this chapter in my life and start the journey back home. Oh, how I'm so looking forward to sleeping on the sleep. I've been so tired I hope I sleep this time....lol. Thanks again for reading my blog and I hope to see you at the East Peoria Walmart parking lot tomorrow!!!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
Day 16 and 17
Only a couple of days left of this wonderful 3 week exprience to Germany! Wow, I still can't believe that the time went by so fast. I got home early from the camping trip today, but while I was there, I had a good time. The camp is held for children ages 8 to 12 from Langenargen to participate for a week in the mountians of Austria. The theme was jungle based off The Jungle Book. To create a fun atomsphere the leaders dressed up costumes as tigers, natives, and lost tourists and painted green ivy and spots on ourselves. Later, we wait for the kids to come of the bus and surprise them with water balloons and squirt guns. The rest of the day consisted of games with the purpose of remembering each other's names.
Today, the kids were given activities to do inside due the rain. I swear every time I'm in Austria, it's always raining in the mountains, which is a bummer. Painting wild animals, creating dream catchers, and making ivery were some of the activities that the kids took part in while I was helping to prepare lunch for everyone. We made homemade pasta with cheese, and boy, was it delicious. And messy too!!
The rain didn't stop me and my host's mother, Susan, from going down to the festival to get some dinner. I had some very yummy food. We later talked to some of her good friends from Langenagen. Everything that I've been part taking in has finally caught up with me and I'm so exhausted. Tomoroow, I'm going to Ulm, a city two hours away by train. The trip should be fun even if the weather is cooperating.!! Night!!
Today, the kids were given activities to do inside due the rain. I swear every time I'm in Austria, it's always raining in the mountains, which is a bummer. Painting wild animals, creating dream catchers, and making ivery were some of the activities that the kids took part in while I was helping to prepare lunch for everyone. We made homemade pasta with cheese, and boy, was it delicious. And messy too!!
The rain didn't stop me and my host's mother, Susan, from going down to the festival to get some dinner. I had some very yummy food. We later talked to some of her good friends from Langenagen. Everything that I've been part taking in has finally caught up with me and I'm so exhausted. Tomoroow, I'm going to Ulm, a city two hours away by train. The trip should be fun even if the weather is cooperating.!! Night!!
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Day 15
The weather was so prefect today that I took the opportunity to go shopping in Constance. I went shopping with Mrs. Ifft and her host and had the greatest time. We drove to Meersburg to park the car and took the boat over to Constance. The view of the lake was so breathtaking I literally swear I was in a dream. The city of Constance is named after the Lake Constance and it's such a neat city, by far my favorite!! So much is offered there such as amazing shopping, food, fun entertainment, and the atomsphere is very lively. As I said, the shopping is amazing so we went shopping then later meeting up with some other FOF students along with their host family to eat lunch at a Turkish restaurant. The food was so yummy. Afterwards, we shopped some more till we had to catch the boat.
Before we went home, we stopped at a cathedral not far from Constance. It turned out that a wedding had taken place and the bride and the groom were outside thanking all of their guests. The bride was very pretty and looked so happy. I can see why when I looked inside the cathedral. Oh my gosh, words can not describe how beautiful the colors, paintings, and architecture was. The walls were covered with various types of angels, which gave the church a sense of protection. I seriously was in awhh for a couple of moments. I'm in the process of planning my wedding to take place in the cathedral but I'm not getting married soon or have the resources to be wed in Germany.......a girl can dream lol.
As usual, the weather gets chilly at night, but that didn't keep the people of Langenargen from attenting a local festival. Festivals are very common in the holiday season so one week after another, festivals are happening. Tonight a fireworks display was going to be shown along with cordinating music. Let me tell you, those fireworks were the best that I've have ever seen and beat out the Peoria Riverfront Fourth of July fireworks. It was such a neat show. For two days, I'm going to be in Austria again helping out a summer camp for kids 9-13. I will not have internet access but will blog as soon as I can. I can't believe we have four days left until we leave for home. It's been such a great time and I can't wait to see everyone at home. Have a great day!!
Before we went home, we stopped at a cathedral not far from Constance. It turned out that a wedding had taken place and the bride and the groom were outside thanking all of their guests. The bride was very pretty and looked so happy. I can see why when I looked inside the cathedral. Oh my gosh, words can not describe how beautiful the colors, paintings, and architecture was. The walls were covered with various types of angels, which gave the church a sense of protection. I seriously was in awhh for a couple of moments. I'm in the process of planning my wedding to take place in the cathedral but I'm not getting married soon or have the resources to be wed in Germany.......a girl can dream lol.
As usual, the weather gets chilly at night, but that didn't keep the people of Langenargen from attenting a local festival. Festivals are very common in the holiday season so one week after another, festivals are happening. Tonight a fireworks display was going to be shown along with cordinating music. Let me tell you, those fireworks were the best that I've have ever seen and beat out the Peoria Riverfront Fourth of July fireworks. It was such a neat show. For two days, I'm going to be in Austria again helping out a summer camp for kids 9-13. I will not have internet access but will blog as soon as I can. I can't believe we have four days left until we leave for home. It's been such a great time and I can't wait to see everyone at home. Have a great day!!
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