Please don't get the wrong idea from the title. I am not physically adding anybody to my family and neither is anyone else... By "Expanding the Family" I mean that I have successfully expanded my exchange student family.
Yesterday afternoon I headed to Luzern to meet up with exchange students that I hadn't met in person yet. Sure we had been Facebook friends for a couple months and we knew what each other looked like from photos and what each other was up to thanks to lovely status updates, but it is always different meeting someone in person and having a real conversation with them. And so it is by this that I mean I have expanded the family. No one is pregnant - I promise. Just a simple play on words.
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| A few of the "Crazy Canadians" Left to Right: Emily (Nova Scotia), Carly (British Columbia), Me (Ontario), Kim (British Columbia) |
We walked around Luzern for a little while and I think it may just be the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. A big lake in the middle of the city with old steam rolled ships giving tours, tourists everywhere and a magnificent back drop of mountains and mountains and more mountains. The buildings are a sight to be seen and the sunset was spectacular. We visited the famous "dying lion monument" and had someone take our picture in front of it...too bad he missed the monument. The "oldies" as we call them gave us a small tour of the city and then took us to a park by the lake where we sat and talked for hours. There were probably 20 of us and we sat and talked like old friends. We talked about homesickness and sight seeing and how long a year seems right now. Then we realized that before we know it, it will be the end of June and we will be asking each other where our year went. We will all be fluent in German (hopefully) by then and can have the same conversations in a different language. A couple of us got hungry and headed back to the train station to buy braid bread and the cheapest package of ham we could find to eat for dinner. We came to the conclusion that the life of an exchange student is similar to that of a college student - hungry and poor. We obviously split the loaf of bread with as many people as possible so that we still have money for tomorrow's dinner and next month's lunch. Food is a necessity to life, but man, is it ever expensive when you're living in Europe for a year on a budget. The evening was really fun and I am so glad that I met everyone! I am definitely looking forward to doing it again!
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| The Gang in front of the Lion Monument. Did I mention the photographer missed the monument... |
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| See guys, I can cook! |
Yesterday morning I made my host family pancakes for my host mom's birthday and they loved them (- see Mom, I CAN cook more things than KD)! This was such a relief because I was so nervous about cooking for my family. They also loved the maple syrup and kept asking how much to put on the pancakes - so cute! My host mom took pictures of me cooking so that we can prove to everyone that I actually did cook something!
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| Just like Canada, complete with Pure Maple Syrup! |
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| Celine and I eating the Pancakes |
Today is just a "lazy day" as my host dad said. I have been looking forward to a lazy day for a while! I am always so tired! This morning I was homesick for a little bit, but as the day progressed everything is good now! I ate brunch with my host parents and host sister and then watched fairytales on TV with my sister for a little bit. Now I am updating this, chatting with friends and learning German all at the same time - look at my multitasking abilities, haha.
Tomorrow I am going to Luzern again with my Language class for the day. We are doing a boat trip and a tram trip so it should be a good day! I'll be sure to keep you all updated!
Much love from Switzerland,
Madi <3
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