Jerrie's Travels

REEEEEEEAAAALLY SLACK. i had 2 classes. and drama. Not to mention i didn't even go for the last 2 months. So i don't really remember what doing work is like. German class is work. Actual do homework every night, memorizing, dictionary word finding work.

So needless to say it is not as fun as i thought it would be. We go from 9 am to 11. lunch break then from 11 until 1250. I am sure it will get better as we go. But it is really frustrating. The woman "Maya" can speak like 80 bajillion languages. And she only speaks German to us, Which fine so be it. But when she gives us homework.. she didn't explain ANYTHING so i have NO idea if i did any of it right.

As for the tests.

You get a test as soon as you enter.. which is purposely made WAAAY to hard for any of us. So everyone guessed on every question. The test is so they can divide us into 2 groups.

Smart german and Dumb German.

well it just so happens that i am in Dumb German.. but i strongly believe that the only reason the people are in the other class is because they guessed better then i did. 

The same test will be given to us again Maya said at the end of the 4 weeks. But even then she was like "you will probably still be very upset about the mark you get because we dont really even study the stuff on the test" so i have no idea what the point is but ohhh well.

I also have a jackass in my class "ah fuck this.. bla bla bla homework sucks.. bla bla bla what does this even mean can you explain yourself bla bla bla" He has a totally shitty attitude, I just wonder why he paid the money to be in the class.

so i have 3 work books to work from. Marlies helps me hahah i am not sure if that is cheating or not.

THE TRAIN SYSTEMS HERE ARE AMAZING. i have NO idea why we dont use this everywhere all around the world. They are very dependable here and always on time. If your ticket says "Arrives at 7:29:31. it will be there exactly at that time. I was so nervous at first. But they are actually really really easy.

Me and Megan (from usa) had to travel alone today to the camp which is in zurich (about an hour and some on the train switching about 2 or 3 times i think) and it was alot of fun. I felt really independent traveling switzerland pretty much alone (i say that because if we got lost, it's not like megan would know where to go either) 

I am really getting sucked into the culture here. I will probably come back euro trash. I have this urge to wear scarves and not do my hair.. that day will come soon. After i take care of my whole fried hair catastrophe. (the one side is still messed and gross)

Tomorrow night i get to meet my new host family. I am pretty excited. There house is filled with Teenagers. So that should be fun.

I feel like i am really getting the hang of it here.

i miss home but I am glad to be meeting new people and friends.

ps. mom no i do not know the address of the host family yet. and yes just send the packages to marlis and markus.. i will still be with them for a month.

i think that is all for now.

LOVE YOU MOM&DAD