Cliché.

here i am again! A month later.. hehe sorry. ill fill ya in no worries.
 not gonna lie it was another busy month. I am suprised I find time to even breathe anymore!!

So here it is. the run down of the last month. 

Went to a Greek island museum in Karlsruhe. I really didnt understand. There were hundreds of little figures and they all looked exactly alike. no lie. exactly. but i survived and after we went to an American Diner to eat. It was good. No as good as Dad's hamburgers but still. a little taste of home. 

Superbowl?! Given that kickoff was at like 1 in the morning i kinda slept. I woke up and saw 2 minutes but i was pretty exhausted after the weekend so yea. Im kinda sad i missed it. 

I officially reached my halfway point. wow. 

Straßburg. in France. ok. wow. Well lets start with the train.. the bathrooms there i guess go straight onto the tracks. ew.ew.ew.ew.ew. never walking on train tracks again in my life. never. then when we were walking around there was dog poop literally everywhere. all over. so dirty. But besides that it was good. beautiful. The big cathederals and cute houses by the river, i saw a house that is older than the United States. nbd. So Im sure Ill get back to France before I leave. wasnt too impressed this time. theyll have to step up their game next time haha. 

We got a puppy!! Alma:) shes really cute. Shes gonna be HUGE. Shes a Lab, Bernese Mountain dog and Austrailian Shepard mix. So ya she keeps things entertaining!!!

FASCHING!!!!!! how to describe fasching...... uhhmmm hmm. A huge party. day and night i guess, with crazy costumes and huge parades. Its actually pretty great. So many people all singing and dancing. I even learned a couple songs!! anyways I really enjoyed it. I didnt get pictures because its kinda frowned upon to take pics when people are intoxicated... But thats ok. It was something Ill never forget!! If you want pics Im pretty sure you can just google it. 

New foreigns in the House!!! So the kids from South America got here this past week so I got to meet them. Its crazy to think that I was once in their shoes. All scared, tired and homesick. Wow does time fly!

This weekend I went Shopping with Annina:) Nothing feels better than buying organic cotton socks.. just throwin that out there... 

Cliché. 
So heres a cliché tid bit about what i miss. I mean if you are a blogging foreign exchange student i guess its kinda a requirement. here it goes.. i summed it up in 9. 
  9. Country Music. on the radio. I mean I have a little on my iPod but what is better than gravel jamming with a little static and autopart commercials. I dont know.. I just miss it i guess.. 

 8. School Spirit. "Its a great day to be a bulldog!" friday comes and the Fight Song doesnt come on. Its kinda sad. There are no school sports here so you have to join a club. I miss how just being a bulldog automatically unifys everyone. (cliché alert!) and also the motivational posters in all the classrooms!! here the walls are blank white. Somedays I feel like im in an insane assylum. literally. Anyways just school in general. I know youre all sayin  ewwww school but really. i miss it. 

 7. The streets. Here they are all winding and twisting. I have no idea where i am... 75% of the time. I mean if i can get lost in Franklin County with all the straight, alphabetical, numerical streets, can you even imagine how i survive here. You should see them here. Im pretty sure there is not a straight street in this town.

6. boots. What makes you feel bigger and badder than walking around in a pair of justins? Ill tell ya. Walking around in a Pair of ARIATS!!!!! I just wanna slip a pair on and go.

5. Driving. I havent driven in almost 6 months now. I suggest to stay off the roads the first week i get back. I would also like to warn everyone now... when I get back im gonna hijack a big ole Diesel. mark my words. I know who has em! 

4. Mojo bars, Fruit snacks, Ritz toasted chips, Vitamin water, Moms homemade Salsa, mexican food in general, STEAK. 

3. My animals.. i never thought I would miss waking up to that dumb ole turkey gobblin. but i do. and sandy. and my chicken George, and of course them heifers and cows:)

2. Friends<3 they define who you are and who you want to be. You have them around because you want them around. They support your choices and comfort you after mistakes. Without them life is dull. (Cliché alert!!)  But really I miss them all. tons. 

And here is the biggest cliché thing of all... ready?


MY FAMILY. 
I have never wanted to cheer Charlie on in a game, see what Frank got hunting, go shopping and shananigans with Tessa, Babysit my little nephews, Hug my mom or just sit in silence with my dad watching the sun go down more than i do in this very moment. I know this is all expected and such but really. Whoever said "You dont know a good thing til its gone" had something right. 


Ok. well thats enough for this cliché post. hope it was worth your time! 
Tschüs!