Reflections on the first week

After getting on the plane, I sat down and nervously waited for Take Off.  Then we were in the air and I relaxed a little and, hours later, I began to feel sick so I tried to go to sleep. But it just would not come.  We finally landed, which was the scariest time because the pilot swooped and dived over and over again for the last hour before we landed!

Then it was time to get my bag so I waited until it came on the belt.  After getting my bag, I had to go through customs.  I found the NEU (non European) and a grouchy German checked my passport.   I went to the exit and found my aunt Merinda, my uncle Joerg, and my cousin Synja.

Over the next few days, we spent time making bow and arrows or building army bases with link-in logs and even just sitting around reading.  Kyra took me to Karate where I learned to block and punch!!!!  I am going to continue going (twice a week) for the rest of my trip.  We made the bows from small, cut trees that we shaped, cut carved and notched until they shined like gold!

I have already read Pirates of the Caribbean book 2 and have started Magyk book 1!  We also went to see the Kleppe family.  They were really nice and gave us pie and treats like chocolate!

Today I tried German bread.

I am glad that the homesickness has not set in and I hope I can stay busy.  I am both excited and nervous for school to start and I will keep you posted!

Note from the editor:  Colman and Merinda are typing with a German keyboard that is set to type like the USA keyboard so we see the German symbols but have to remember where they are on the USA settings.  for example, y and z are in each others spots.  In case you have NOT noticed, we have NOT yet found the apostrophe so we can NOT write cant and havent correctly!!!!!!