And the countdown begins

EH, I was counting down since I had 99 days left.
But, Now it's the real deal. 2 weeks until I am in D.C and 3 weeks until I am home in good-'ol Provo

So, in 3 weeks time I will have been in Munich (which I did yesterday), Nuernberg, Bamberg (this coming saturday), Berlin next week, Frankfurt, Washington D.C, Maryland, Salt lake City and then what-do-you-know Provo.



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Home?

Everything finally feels like home now. It took about 8 months for that to finally sink in. And it only lasts another 2 weeks... Bittersweet. Bittersweet feelings.


I'm the kind of girl that usually can't give myself credit for anything. You may call that humble, but I see it completely differently. I'm the kind of girl that'll smash herself up with complaints, hates, criticism until my limbs are completely broken and somehow slightly forgive myself until the next cycle comes around the corner.
So, I think this gal deserves some credit. So I will try to give her some.
I am proud of how well I stuck to speaking German and not English. I am especially proud of how much my german skills have improved, along with my accent.
I am proud of myself for becoming the independant girl I wanted to be.
I am proud of myself for hanging on through all the many trials that came my way.
I am proud of myself for becoming more open, less introverted.
I am proud of the way my eyes have a view much broader than ever before.

Now there are a lot of other things that I am not quite proud of. But, I guess I can comfort myself by saying that I am only human. Things like that happen. Like losing a running shoe, not running enough, not taking school more seriously. THE LIST IS ENDLESS.






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May-day, May-day!
We just hit June. And it is inevitable that we will not see the month of July



in this land.


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Die

You know you have been in Germany too long when you look at Justin Bieber's new album coming up called "Die in your arms" and keep looking at the word die and wondering why in the world he would use a german word on his album.
die is either an article in the german language or used in the colliqual language as they, she or formal you. Pronounced a lot differently than the English word.

My brain is becoming too confused.


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Regensburg

Went down and visited Catherine Bui in Regensburg :). Bought a dirndl, had a great time with her family, watched the Bayern Munich game and overall just had a good time.

Memories

I'll just let some of the photos tell the story.



I know I am in Franken. Wir sind auf eine Kellar gegangen!





I got a picture with my host dad's beer.




Brotzeit.






my lego stormtrooper that hangs from my backpack everyday. I know Alyssa is probably jealous of my purchase.



Meine wanderfreunde.






my host dad snuck out while I was reading in the hammock and quickly snapped photos.


A Peugeot! They do actually exist! while in the bike parking lot of the swimming pool.







the leftovers of an old celtic wall and my head peeking over it.






Walberla fesssssssst. A festival on the first weekend of may on top of the highest mountain in the region.




host dad and I over the view of the Forchheim region.




:)




Reichsparteistag gelände












was riding my bike back home.. and decided to snap a photo of the sunset.





I am going to definitely miss the many bike paths in this land.

Regnenbogen!



Tulpen!




What McDonald's looks like in europe... Erlangen, Deutschland waiting for a bus to take me to church.




A church in Erlangen




Canal behind the LDS church in Erlangen




rusted bike







Shopping cart.







Some place in Forchheim..












Oster Brunnen.


















Host dad, host sis and I

Location:photos from here, there and everywhere