So after all the working, worrying, and anticipating I'm finally here. It's nice to know what the rooms and people actually look like (instead of only hearing about it from Nick and Dave!) I feel at home here already and know that it will be a fantastic 6 months. I got to Friedrichshafen on Thursday around 5pm and then got to the Graf Zepplin Hostel. There I ran into 4 people going to Bodenseehof; Josh, William, Brooke, and Alissa. We all went out to dinner (I had Salami Pizza and Pepsi, I know....very German :)) and then when 3 more people joined us at the Hostel; Danielle, Tim, and Robbie, I went and got my first Spagetti Eis! It was so delicious.
The next morning we got picked up at 8:15 am and were some of the first people at the Bibleschool. I'm in a four room, and my roomsmates are from Germany, America, and Japan (a missionaries kid) so we are a very diverse room! Whatever, we all have Jesus in common, ha ha. They gave us snacks, lunch, and dinner. The food was so good and everyone is so friendly. It's weird though not knowing people, so your just going up to new people and I'm like 'Hey, I don't know you but wanna hang out...' ha ha, so it's the weirdest environment, but everyone is in the same boat.
So since I had the whole afternoon we played some beach volleyball behind the school, and I planned a bike ride to Kaufsland (which is like our Walmart) You can just rent out bikes here, and so like 10 of us biked to Kaufsland and I got towels, so I could shower! And it was so much fun and the weather is beautiful..I was almost sweating from the heat! Ha ha, and for once I was warm (unlike Edmonton, where I froze to death!)
Then after meeting my roommates and finishing my unpacking we got dinner, and after dinner we all sat down in the lecture hall and everyone stated there name, where they're from, and what they did this summer. 40% of the people here are from CANADA! Yeah, we are representing for you guys. There is a girl from Kenya, Ethipoia, Japan, and Australia. So we are a little diversified. And we met all the staff members.
After the meeting I played some games and then a bunch of us went down to the lake and looked at Switzerland. It was beautiful. Our RA's, Kristi and Justin, are trying to keep us off the computers...there were like 30 people down here yesterday evening on the computer, it was pretty crazy. I say do as much stuff as possible while your here! So I'm down here now before breakfast (it's actually around 7:45 am here) and my day is about to began. Breakfast is at 8:30! So, I'll keep you updated, and hopefully put some pictures up later today or tomorrow. See you guys later, wanna hear from you!
Hey Little lady! So good to read of your updates. It's a bit of going to memory lane for me and it makes me SO excited for you. I'm glad the food is good. That always helps the fun factor. Do play lots of games, do the biking, walking and listening to music. I know you'll be a task planner there and get all of the students off those computers and onto something more interactive. I'm here at church early because Dan is on worship. Karen Shapka still has not had her baby. 4 days overdue now! I'll keep you posted since you're laying off the FB. We'll pray for you this morning. I miss you already!
ReplyDeleteHey hey! I miss you. Thanks for the comment :P I went biking to friedrichshafen (and had kaffee und kuchen :)) and Kaufland yesterday, which took an hour of biking. Then I got up at 6 this morning to go for a run and biking to Immerstadt today to get Eis! So I am getting my exercise in! Can't gain any weight! Thanks for the prayer! I love you.
ReplyDeleteHey there, I'm catching up so I'm commenting as I read. Even though this post is ancient history to you, it's brand new to me. Glad you got there safely. What did the other students say when you told them you were a carny for the summer :o). What did other students do for their funding?
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