Language Camp Wrap Up – Host Family Update

 

 

 

Hey there everyone! 

Sorry it’s been so long since i’ve last made a legitimate post! Language camp was super fun, and an expierence that i will never forget. It’s true, you never will know how much you miss something until it’s gone. We learned more in those 3 weeks than I have in my entire life, I left with my invisible suitcase of knowledge, it was overstuffed with important things. Camp was a great experience filled with fun activities and amazing people. For all of you New CBYXers, be prepared for a life changing experience.

 Musical ChairsKuchenherz at AltStadtFest

AltStadtFestMore AltStadtFestYhan in Marburg with Sven photobombing in the back 😛

Nick the Mascot ;D 

On the last day, the emotions were running high as we all said our goodbyes and watched the ones being picked up leave. I tried SO hard not to cry, but it seemed like everytime I told myself not to, I started to again. ( Dancing Cupcakes didn’t work this time) 😀 But, at 1:30 (13:30) the 15 of us who had the latest leave time, drove away in the taxi and left Schloss Wittgenstein.

Bad Laasphe Train Station

Okay, so my train went from Bad Laasphe-Marburg-Kassel-Augsburg and lets just say the train ride from Kassel to Augsburg was crazy for me! I got in the wrong wagon, then carried my suitcase down to the other end of the train (accidentally hitting people along the way) and it turned out that my wagon was at the opposite end. SUCH A BUMMER.  Once the train conductor said we were in Augsburg my heart started beating so fast! I was so, SO excited to step off of that train and be immersed into my new life for a year. Once I was off, I met with my host mom and we went into a restaurant where I ate Spaetzle and let me tell you, it is the most AMAZING thing on Earth.. oh and then as I was walking to the bathroom I saw my first real person in Lederhosen AND I saw a beer tower!!

  Here’s the Bier Tauer 😀

It was such an eventful night 😀 After that we drove to my cute little village of Zusmarshausen.

  Pretty Zusmarshausen Metal people at the beginning of Zusmarshausen

Der Anfung of Deutschland

Okay so these passed 5 days have been CRAZY. We had PDO (Pre-Departure Orientation) for 3 days in Washington D.C. and then Saturday we left for Germany 😀 it was pretty awesome because my bag was overweight but the woman working for United really didnt give a shit. YAY FOR AMERICA. Anyways, so our rooms here in the Schloss Witti ( Wittgenstein) are SO nice 🙂 And Bad Laasphe is like the cutest town ever. (OHMYGOD.. KATY JUST YELLED THAT HER AND I LOVE SVEN OUT OF OUR WINDOW) By the way, hes a teamer here at language camp… so yeah. & apparently everyone heard us..because theyre all messaging me…..AWKO TACO. Anyways, our days have been PACKED full of stuff. 7:30 am until 10 pm. This shit is crazy. OH & it takes 20 minutes to get into town because we have to walk down a HUGE mountain and it takes 30 minutes to walk up. So yeah, expect a skinnier version of me when i return 😀 … The food is great. The people are great. and the weather IS COLD. 

until next time, 

tschuess 🙂 

The Last Days

“Wherever you are, it is your Friends that make your World.”

Hey everyone, i’ve been super super busy lately, but how can you blame me? 😀 I’ll be gone in 5 days. Ever since Saturday (The day of my going away party) I have been hanging out with friends from early in the morning until late at night.. and this whole leaving that hasn’t really hit me until these last few days ive been spending with them. I mean, before i was just so excited to leave & didn’t really think about missing anyone or anything, But now that all of my friends are talking about homecoming & Junior prom , its all becoming so much more real & it is really sinking in. I will NEVER get this year back, this year my friends will change, but I will change so much more. I will come back a new person and their expectations of me will not be what they will get. I’ll never be able to know how things might have gone or what things I might have done if i’d stayed, I’ll miss out on SO much in my American life here at home. Bu at the same time, ill be making memories that ill never forget, and experiencing things that no one here at home ever will. Im super scared that the bonds with my American friends are going to change drastically (considering i changed schools last November and am just starting to really bond with everyone).. and maybe that’s okay. These are the times I will never get back. Things that may have mattered to me before may not matter in my future after this experience, they may just seem like little aspects or things that should be overlooked. As to where right now, they seem to be everything. People change, Feelings will change, but New experiences, challenges, and relationships will be made. I need to live in “the now” stop living for the past and stop living for the future, it is time that I spread my wings and venture off from what I’ve known for the past 15 years..This Is My Time To Live.

Until D.C.,

Joy’e 

“One thing will always stay the same, we are friends for life. When we’re together the years fall away, isn’t that what matters? To have someone who can remember with you? To have someone who remembers how far you’ve come..”

Almost Over!

“Home of The Pointers”

In 3 short days (technically 7 days, but Monday we have a bowling trip and I’m going to visit colleges Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday) my sophomore year will be over here , and my new school for my junior year will be somewhere in Germany.. I may not have been going to West Point for very long, but in that short amount of time I have met some of the most amazing people. 🙂 People who were there for me when I felt like I was on top of the world, and for times when I felt like my whole world was crashing down. These are the people who I will never forget. The people who have made a difference in my life.. for better & for worse. I will always be a Pointer. ❤ So, here’s to the Old, the New, and the Not Yet Met. 😀

 

 

CBYX, And All Things Included

Hallo alle ! 🙂

I just thought that I would let y’all know that if you have ANY questions about CBYX, CIEE, or the application/process that goes along with it, I will happily answer all of them to the best of my ability and give you helpful tips/advice! You can contact me through here, on facebook, or by email: littledeutschliebe@yahoo.com . Viel Gluck! 😀