Welcome to My New Adventure!

       Hallo aus Österreich!!!


I am not sure how to begin except that everything is amazing. I guess I should start with my trip.  The plane ride (my second plane ride ever) was long...Long.  Good, but long.  I left from Chicago (busy, confusing place), then landed in Philadelphia for a 2 hour wait, then departed for Munich (yeah, Deutschland!).  Once there, I found my checked suitecase (Koffer) with relative ease due to some "Funky Flamingo" pink duct tape (Thank you, Mom). I saw a person chuckle at me when I passed because all three of my bags had matching "Funky Flamingo" pink duct tape on them.   Once I had claimed that which was mine, I now had to get from Munich, Germany to Salzburg, Austria.  And there, behold, was the little kiosk/desk/service center through which I had booked a shuttle service pass to my host family's house.  The driver, who's name I do not know, was very nice.  He spoke little English, I speak little German; it was a good time.  He helped explain some things, language-wise to me on the ride (about 2 hours) while we listened to BB King, Doors, and talked about Micheal Jackson.  


I was very sleepy and kept dozing off in the van but then he turned a corner, and there I saw a beautifully yellow house, with a garden, pool, trampolene, and a large "41" on the side. It was the most comforting thing I had seen in the past 24 hours or so.  I then met Martina, Lisa, and Laura.  Later, Martin came home from work and Martina went to work.  In the evening, when we had time to sit and eat, I got a chance to talk to all of them.  They tell me that my German is good.....heh heh.  Ich denke nicht (I think not), but we get along just fine!  Both Martin and Martina speak some English and they are very good at helping me understand what they are saying.  I am their 12th international home stay student.  Fwooh! 


After a tour of the house, a trip to the store, some more time with each family member, and a trip into the center of Salzburg (please note here, that it only took me an hour to find the McDonalds in which I am using the free itnernet and typing), I am feeling pretty good.  School starts tomorrow and man oh man, I am ready!  It is going to be a great experience here.  The people are nice, the weather is gorgeous, it is a busy and active city, and there is so much to do!  It is good to be here and very exciting.  Welcome to My New Adventure!


Me


P.S.  Ich finde es ein bisschen schwer zu auf English schreiben...(I find it a little difficult to write in English..) .because I have been speaking only German for 3 days now. Ohhh so good. :)