Logistics, everyone's favorite!

Upon my Arrival in Frankfurt at 7:10 September 10, I will be met by AFS Volenteers. They will take me to the train station and get me to Kunow, or as close as a Train can get me. My Host family will meet me there and volenteers will give me "Survival Training" that will give me names and numbers of people to call if I need anything. 3 weeks later, I will spend about four days in the LOC (Late Orientation Camp). AFS-volunteers will give me further information about Germany - some more details about history, political structure, family life, leisure activities, school system and other useful things to know for my stay. They will also present and explain the AFS-participation rules, especially the travel rules which I have to follow during my stay. I will share your my experiences with other "AFSers" and I may ask the counselors for advice regarding any concerns, problems or questions. In case you were wondering!

Details, Details!

So Today was an amazing day for more than one reason. The reason you care about is I got Host Family Clarifications! In order to understand what I'm about to share I have to be very clear. When becoming a Host Family you decide if you can commit to a wonderful experience in your home for a year or not. A welcome Host family commits to a few months and the students moves. I was assigned a Host Family in which was unsure about hosting but were eager to try. They are labeled as a Welcome Host Family but I will stay with them unless we decide it isn't a great fit. They live in a very small village called Kunow. Its in Northern Germany, relatively near Berlin!

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Welcome Host Family for the WIN!!!!

So Samantha, My Welcome Host Sister, messaged me this morning.  I was super excited to finally know what is happening once I get off the plane!  I'm bumming their only my welcome family because they seem super duper great.  I'll have a 6 year old little sister and a 13 year old sister.  Samantha is 18.  Its going to be so great!  They live in a village in near Kyritz.  So exciting.  I have no idea how long I'll be there but hopefully pretty long, they seem great!  Alright!  Now you are all filled in! :)

18 Days and Still Nothing

Well, we're down to 18 days.  The 18 days ahead seem pretty crazy.   I'm really excited to go but I'm having a lot of trouble actually acknowledging I'm leaving.  School is starting soon and that is a bit unnerving.  I can't imagine the fact everyone is starting school and I'll be left packing at home.  Its a crazy thought.  So I still don't have a Host family and do not know where in Germany I will be.  I don't know what school I'll be going to.  All I know is that I'm leaving on September 9th from Dulles International Airport at 5:15.  I need to be there September 8 for my Sending Orientation.  Scary.

Alright, so I'm super duper excited!

26 Days and AHHHH

So I'm 26 days away from leaving.  I have a Speedwell Luncheon this Saturday which I'm super excited about because I get to meet the person providing the scholarship!  So yes, this is all very exciting.  Now I'm getting the essentials (i.e. credit cards-Capital One no exchange fee, Physicals, Braces off, ect.)  Its crazy scrambling around.  Ok so I'm excited and counting down.  I'm not into this whole "goodbye" thing so we'll see how this all pans out.