Itinerary!

So, I just got my tentative intinerary. It's soo exciting because now I can count exactly how many days/hours/minutes/seconds I have until I leave. Yes, I'm such a nerd. :) But for those of you interested here it is:

August 17

Leave Dayton: 1:27p.m.

Arrive Philadelphia: 3:00p.m.

August 17-18

Leave Philadelphia: 8:25p.m.

Arrive Frankfurt: 10:20a.m.

August 18

Leave Frankfurt: 12:00p.m.

Arrive Berlin: 1:05p.m.

I'll be traveling almost 24 hours (well, and then you have to subtract the time differences.) And the five hour layover in Philadelphia is crazy and will probably end up seeming like the longest five hours of my life, but it's okay with me. As long as I end up somewhere in Germany...:) It's all so definite now, like it's really going to happen. And we went shopping for a few things I need to take with me yesterday and I've gotten my German-English dictionaries. It's all starting to come together. August 17th cant get here fast enough! :)

Bis Bald,

Kaite

I Have a Family!

AHH! I finally know who my first host family is and where I'll be living next year! I got an email from my host sister yesterday. Her name is Jule and she lives in a town called Königs Wusterhausen, specifically in a part of the town called Neue Mühle. She said it was about an hour away from Berlin. Pretty awesome! My host dad is named Olaf and he's a director. Jule told me he works at like sporting events and it's his job to find the best setting for a picture. And my host mom's name is Gerlind. She's a nurse. Jule seems really cool and talking to her makes me even more excited to leave in August. Which reminds me, I figured out when I'm going to leave! Sometime between August 14th and August 17th. Only 114ish days...:)

Oh, and for those of you who want to see a map of exactly where Königs Wusterhausen is, here you go. :) It's right about there, where the arrow is. That's where I'm going to be living next year. I can't even describe how excited I'm am. It's unreal.

Well that's all for now.

Bis später,

Kaite