Harry Potter and also the Women's World Cup Final: both of which together with meeting my best friend after a year of not seeing her, join together to make what will probably be one of the most memorable weekends and moments of my life.
My last few weeks in Germany are here, and they are blasting apart and out of control like crazy. Two weeks from today is my going-away party, where I will say a long goodbye to all my dear friends here (who also for the most part all recieved the lovely invitations today), and I shall be leaving the next day for Dresden with my father and be traveling with him for a week before landing in my very own bed in my very own room in my parent's very own house in my very own little Pennsylvania, USA.
And my heart quickens to think of the smiling faces of my family, the hugs that have waited months, my nephew, my sisters, my closest friends. And everytime I think of it something leaps inside me, up into my throat: my soul I expect, hoping that maybe it could speed up the process. I already know what I want for my coming home dinner: I want corn. I want good, loving Pennsylvania corn on the cob and most of all I want to shuck it myself. Everything else about the meal from my perspective is rather unimportant, althought ribs might be nice and some of my mama's mashed Poh-tä-toes! I can't wait to re-arrange my room, and do something in our backyard. I can't wait to see my puppy-dogs and play with them!!!
but in the mean time I have to pack and plan and make lists of things I still need to do! Have a hoppin' Harry Potter weekend!
"... gimme dem chocolate Frogs, every flavor beans,got my permission slip signed, going to Hogsmeade. The Pheonix gives the orders at platform 9 3/4 and after dinner we're gettin' sorted an' I hope I'm GryffinDOR. AWWYEAh: Hufflepuff know what's up: let me see you gettin' nasty wit yo Pumpkin Juice Cup with your Pumpkin Juice Cup.All these muggles all around me they be actin' like they drunk!"
Donnerstag, 14. Juli 2011
Montag, 4. Juli 2011
The redhead has had a fantastic Independence Day so far.
And it is not just because today I handed in my last assignment for NWT (Naturwissenschaft und Technik), which is not exactly my favorite subject.
OHH No.
You see my lovely audience, yesterday I said to myself: "DENI ANNE POOPY-PANTIES TOBIN," (yes this in how I speak to myself in my head) I said,"Tomorrow is the fourth of July! What are you going to do? You can't just go to school like normal!". So I decided then and there that I was going to dress funny so that I looked like an awful stereotype of an American. But of course, that could not work out because I do not possess a super huge cowboy hat at the moment (and it was to late to order one on Amazon), nor do I have a Texan accent..... so that option was sadly extinguished. I asked my Host Family if they had any ideas and bless my luck, my host parents, thanks to both their consecutive exchanges in the United States, both just happen to have each a huge American Flag lying around collecting dust in the cellar (because what the hell is a German supposed to do with an American Flag anyway?).
So this morning, because I needed to do something obnoxious, I donned the flag happily about my shoulders, and Miss Captain America was born. Many did look funnily, and two of my three teachers asked me if the USA Women won yesterday or something, but of course my english teacher knew a second after he gave me a funny look that it was the 4th. On top of that my cape and Independence Day gave me the choice of what song we would sing in music class (to which my classmates muttered something along the lines of " I thought this was a day that celebrated Democracy?" and to which I have nothing to say except, do you celebrate your birthday with Democracy? XD), so of course I picked "Happy Ending by MIKA because, I mean.... that's EVERYONE's obvious Independence Day song choice! (sarcasm)
Anyway I hope you guys have a great 4th of July with Hot Dogs and Marshmallows and too many fireworks! And Happy 235th Birthday USA! (:
OHH No.
You see my lovely audience, yesterday I said to myself: "DENI ANNE POOPY-PANTIES TOBIN," (yes this in how I speak to myself in my head) I said,"Tomorrow is the fourth of July! What are you going to do? You can't just go to school like normal!". So I decided then and there that I was going to dress funny so that I looked like an awful stereotype of an American. But of course, that could not work out because I do not possess a super huge cowboy hat at the moment (and it was to late to order one on Amazon), nor do I have a Texan accent..... so that option was sadly extinguished. I asked my Host Family if they had any ideas and bless my luck, my host parents, thanks to both their consecutive exchanges in the United States, both just happen to have each a huge American Flag lying around collecting dust in the cellar (because what the hell is a German supposed to do with an American Flag anyway?).
So this morning, because I needed to do something obnoxious, I donned the flag happily about my shoulders, and Miss Captain America was born. Many did look funnily, and two of my three teachers asked me if the USA Women won yesterday or something, but of course my english teacher knew a second after he gave me a funny look that it was the 4th. On top of that my cape and Independence Day gave me the choice of what song we would sing in music class (to which my classmates muttered something along the lines of " I thought this was a day that celebrated Democracy?" and to which I have nothing to say except, do you celebrate your birthday with Democracy? XD), so of course I picked "Happy Ending by MIKA because, I mean.... that's EVERYONE's obvious Independence Day song choice! (sarcasm)
Anyway I hope you guys have a great 4th of July with Hot Dogs and Marshmallows and too many fireworks! And Happy 235th Birthday USA! (:
Freitag, 1. Juli 2011
The redhead can't think of a fantastic title for this post.
Did you miss me?
Well, my gingersnaps, I have been to Corsica and now, I am BACK!
We were there for two weeks in the Pfingstferien.(Pentecost vacation which her is two weeks. For those who do not know: Pentecost is the 50th (Penta = five) day after easter, it is a christian holiday that celebrates and commemorates the recieving of the Holy Spirit by the disciples)
Corsica has very big mountains, very spikey plants, and a very hot climate. The only way I survived their was by clogging my pores with more sunscreen that I can ever remember having to put on in one single vacation and sleeping with any possible windows as open as they would go to catch the lovely breeze of the beach. It was very beautiful: and definitely a strange exotic world from the view of a simple Pennsylvanian. We went hiking so many times and for hours and then swimming in the ocean or one of the fresh mountain streams that are overly-abundant. If you are going to go to Corsica, just please note (if you shall be driving on the island which I guarantee you probably are at some point) that the roads are basically all built onto the sidesof mountains, something that at first sounds pretty but in the end is just VERY narrow, and windy and at times a little scary, in other words, if you are easily car sick DO NOT sit in the backseat of the vehicle or, if it cannotbe avioded, take turns with the person riding shotgun. Also: please be careful of the cattle. Especially around mountain paths and such like that there are a LOT of stray goats, pigs, and/or cows! Don't hit them and go slowly around curves!
Anyway, it was pretty, and the Crousants were excellent considering it is technically a part of France!
In other news I have a 2/3 on my very last German test! (much better that the 3/4 on the one before and best in German so far) I will be ending the year, I believe in pretty good standing in all my subjects apart from Math and NWT...and Music... but I think everything else is great and I am fine with it, I mean I can't exactly change anything now anyway so, yeah.
Apart from that I also am going to Altstadtfest today! Altsstadtfest (Old City Festival?) is in Waiblingen. All my class is going to it and we're going rock it out. It should be really fun!
AND YO. The Women's World Cup is rocking so far: The USA is leading their first round group, having won their last game against North Korea 2 to 0 and are going to be in the first WWC game (on Saturday) that has completely sold out that is two completely foreign teams. (WOO!) I'm so proud of my team and I know we're gonna kick boo-tay!
Anyway, love you all, sorry I've been MIA for a while (sheepish grin)
Well, my gingersnaps, I have been to Corsica and now, I am BACK!
We were there for two weeks in the Pfingstferien.(Pentecost vacation which her is two weeks. For those who do not know: Pentecost is the 50th (Penta = five) day after easter, it is a christian holiday that celebrates and commemorates the recieving of the Holy Spirit by the disciples)
Corsica has very big mountains, very spikey plants, and a very hot climate. The only way I survived their was by clogging my pores with more sunscreen that I can ever remember having to put on in one single vacation and sleeping with any possible windows as open as they would go to catch the lovely breeze of the beach. It was very beautiful: and definitely a strange exotic world from the view of a simple Pennsylvanian. We went hiking so many times and for hours and then swimming in the ocean or one of the fresh mountain streams that are overly-abundant. If you are going to go to Corsica, just please note (if you shall be driving on the island which I guarantee you probably are at some point) that the roads are basically all built onto the sidesof mountains, something that at first sounds pretty but in the end is just VERY narrow, and windy and at times a little scary, in other words, if you are easily car sick DO NOT sit in the backseat of the vehicle or, if it cannotbe avioded, take turns with the person riding shotgun. Also: please be careful of the cattle. Especially around mountain paths and such like that there are a LOT of stray goats, pigs, and/or cows! Don't hit them and go slowly around curves!
Anyway, it was pretty, and the Crousants were excellent considering it is technically a part of France!
In other news I have a 2/3 on my very last German test! (much better that the 3/4 on the one before and best in German so far) I will be ending the year, I believe in pretty good standing in all my subjects apart from Math and NWT...and Music... but I think everything else is great and I am fine with it, I mean I can't exactly change anything now anyway so, yeah.
Apart from that I also am going to Altstadtfest today! Altsstadtfest (Old City Festival?) is in Waiblingen. All my class is going to it and we're going rock it out. It should be really fun!
AND YO. The Women's World Cup is rocking so far: The USA is leading their first round group, having won their last game against North Korea 2 to 0 and are going to be in the first WWC game (on Saturday) that has completely sold out that is two completely foreign teams. (WOO!) I'm so proud of my team and I know we're gonna kick boo-tay!
Anyway, love you all, sorry I've been MIA for a while (sheepish grin)
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