tickets...grrrrrr

I have to release this frustration or I will explode!
For the past I dont know three days I have been trying to buy a plane ticket to Sweden so I can spend my easter holidays with my familys old exchange student from there when I was real little. However every single time it says that the planes are full! Right now I am on the phone with travelocity to have them help me get a flight hopefully they are cool and can do it under $200. We´ll see.

And you are...?

So I am sitting here in the living room of my host familys home and checking the usuall things such as e-mails, Facebook, and blogs. As I read what is going on at home I wonder to myself how different is my home going to be when I return. I know there will be new buildings new people to get to know and such. But what about the people I know now. Are they the same peole I hung out with before or have they change in positive/negitive ways? Will I be the odd one out or looked over? Who knows, however when I do finally come home it will be another adventure to find myself at home.

The Best News!

The best piece of news came to me from a friend today. This particular friend was with me in the beginning of my journey in Germany. I was hotel roommates with her in Washington D.C. and in the same language class during our three week language camp. Now during the last week of Language class she had been having trouble with her hostfamily and with pondering and asking for opinions she decided to go home. Not all were very happy about her decision however she was and thats what mattered. During the first couple of months we had a small amount of contact with one another, but shocked my world when I received a email from her today. One week ago she had been baptised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She is now a mormon!
As I read her email a sense of graditude and awe came over me and now I know that Heavenly Father puts certain people into our lives for a reason and even if its a short or long time we should always give them our best and show them the gospel through being a example. As I finish today off with this small note I just want to say to that wonderful daughter of God how proud I am that I was able to know her. I love you miss Washington!

Sweden Trip??!!??!!?

Planning trips hasn´t always been a good talent of mind, but this trip is really important to me. I am planning a trip to Sweden for a week and I am super excited. But first I must have permission from my Exchange Program to go. Since it is not part of their program they need a release form, which I have sent in, and what dates your going to be gone. If all goes well I will spend the first week of my spring break there seeing the sights and touring. Right now all I can do is wait. Once I get the green light I am going to buy my ticket which will totally take most of my money. I am a poor student and I cant have everything. Well wish me luck!

My Goal

I have made the goal to try and write a minimum of a paragraphs every couple of days or so. So that those that read this blog dont miss out on the everyday and simple things that I expirence. Hopefully I can remember to do so.

A Day of Thoughts

I received a email from my mother a few weeks ago and she said that I should add some more of the not os nice aspects of my stay. I couldn´t think of any not so good things to say until last Wedsnday. I had stayed home from school because I was sick and I had just woken up from sleeping in for a few extra hours when I turned on the TV and the first thing that caught my eye was s breaking news report on CNN.
There had been a school shooting a small town called Winnenden, closed to Stuttgart which is only a few hours away by train. I immeditly sent a text to my host sister to see if she knew what was going on and was okay. For the next couple hours as I waited for the safe return of my host mom I watched CNN report on the event. Many thoughts and fears ran through my mind and many weren´t nice ones. For one I never expected that there would be a school shooting in Germany at the same time I was here and that it would be so close.
A former student had taken a couple guns form his parents legal statch (I say that because they had a massive amount) and went to school. Where he shot and killed eight students and three teachers. On the run from the school and police he shot and killed three cilivians and then himself. Hearing this death toll get larger and larger it created feelings of sorrow and spiritualness. Those that have passed away now are expirencing a new life and those who were left behind are now searching for answers. Answers that will hopefully come from the teaching and examples of others.
For myself I am fine and wish for anyone to not worry about me, but to give your prayers to those who need them in this time.