Christmas and NYE 2016

31/12/2016

Happy New Years Eve!

It is now officially the last day of 2016!
It has been a crazy year this year.
I have done so much.

Christmas was last week. 
I had the absolute best time!
I loved experiencing it so differently especially because here they celebrate it on the 24th at night. 
On the 24th my host family and I stayed at home and went to church at night which was super sweet. We then came home and had an amazing dinner and then afterwards we opened presents. 
I loved everything i got i was so spoiled.
The day after we went to my host mother's sister's house and met all of her family and had lunch. It was so sweet to be able to meet everybody. I played with all the little kids which was so cute and cool because they were just the sweetest things and they were hilarious. Plus i kind of had to talk to them in German because they have never learned english so this was cool.
The day after we went to my Host Father's family's house and there were a lot of people there. We had a great lunch and talked a lot. We also went for a walk as a family with all the kids and it was a lot of fun. They were all so nice. '

It was so cool and amazing to be able to be a part of the family and to meet everyone. I really loved every moment and it was so sad to say goodbye to them. 

A few days after a girl named Riley who is also on exchange from Australia came to stay and she will leave tomorrow. 

As i said, today is New Year's Eve!
My host family and a few friends are going to have a party at our house which is super exciting. 
They have a few traditions that they do which i am looking forward too so much. Especially the fact that they are allowed to do their own fireworks which is not allowed in Australia. I am so excited for this. 

Now that it is New Years that means i have less than 20 days until i leave Germany and i can not tell you how sad that makes me. 

I am going to miss everything so much. 

but i am excited to go home and see everyone again and start using everything i learned in germany in my normal life in australia. 

I am not going to make this a sad and depressing blog post because that can wait for one of my last ones. 

Okay. 
Well i guess I will see you all in 2017!

I hope it is as good as this year was for you all. 

Love from Bella xoxo

Oeltjunbruns SUPER GEIL!!!!!!!!

It's December! Which means it is nearly Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!

5/12/2016

I only have 1 and a half months left :(

I am going to miss this place so much!

But! I have gotten up to some really cool stuff like going to all the christmas markets in my city and my village which was so cool! the christmas markets are so christmassy and cute and i love the food there! Especially Schmalzkuchen. 

Today was class day and a few classes at my school went to the cinema and watched a good movie and walked around the christmas markets which was a lot of fun!

I have about 2 and a half weeks until the christmas holidays which is very exciting because then it is closer to christmas and new years and i am so excited for that!
It will be so cool to experience a whole entire different christmas!

It is getting so cold here! But i love the change from the really bad heat in Australia. I hope it snows here!!!!!!

On the weekend i also went to hang out with my friends at their house and i played a lot of cool board games with them and listened to music which was so fun to do! I love them so much :)
I also showed them on google maps where i live and my school and my city which was pretty cool. 

It is so weird to think that my home is so far away and is so different to where i am now. Germany kind of feels like my normal home now because i am so used to it and it just feels comfortable. 
Showing where i live just made me realise how different my life is and how i often forget it sometimes when i am here. 
Crazy stuff :)

This weekend a girl who is also from australia and on exchange will come and stay with me and my host family. I am so excited to show her where i live and talk to her about how things are going. We will also go to the christmas markets in my city so this will be so much fun. 

Through this exchange not only have i made so many friends from germany but also with other people who have gone on exchange with the same organisation as me from Australia and i feel so lucky!

Anyway, I am excited for this next month and a half 

Love from 

Bella xxoo

marburg!

Walks with rayna!!!!1

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BREMEN

oeltjenbruns!!!!! SUPER GEIL