100 Days

It's been a busy few weeks, and now I've realized that I only have around 100 more days here in Germany. Time certainly has flown by since my midyear seminar.

Of course school is always a little difficult to juggle because I have not only homework for my German school but also three online courses. Thankfully we've also had a lot of fun these last few weeks. A couple weeks ago my host family and I went to IKEA to have dinner and do some shopping. I always love going to IKEA, and every time my family and I visit Atlanta, Georgia we go to IKEA.

Two days later my host sister, host dad, and I went skiing in Sauerland, Germany. I love skiing, and getting to ski was a huge treat! Of course, I wiped out at least four times. I fell over my host sister's ski pole, rolled down two hills, and worst of all fell trying to get on a ski lift. It was definitely a humbling day, but I definitely had a ton of fun!

Later that week the three of us went roller blading after school. Surprisingly, I did not fall once! We skated for about 10km. After skating I got to talk to one of my friends back in Memphis, and that was also really nice.

Last Thursday my host mom met my host sister and me for lunch after class. Then, we went to a museum about the history of Münster. It was really cool to see old pictures of Münster and learn some about medieval Münster.

Friday was also super fun! After school we all went to a nearby swimming pool together. Fun fact: Germany has super cool public swimming pools! We swam for about 3 hours and then got ice cream. I definitely slept very well that night after so much swimming.

Every Saturday Münster has a huge farmers' market, so on Saturday morning my host parents and I went into the city and did some shopping. Today I have to work on some homework, and then I am planning on resting some since this last week was so busy and fun!

I don't really know how I feel about having only around 100 days left. Of course a part of me is really excited to see everyone back at home again and eat all the food that I have been missing for the past 8 months. Another part of me is also sad that I will be leaving Germany and all the people I have met. I'm just aiming to make the most of my last 3 months.