Homestay Family...

Marie: I thought, that I didn’t wrote that much about my homestay family jet, but I want to change this know. So I will just start writing.

First when I arrived, everything felt strange. I did not know how to behave. But I learned the rules pretty quick.

At my house, I have to do my lunch every day, so I can choose what I want to eat. First I was to shy to ask where they keep special stuff for example tomatoes and I only ate a really boring sandwich for lunch. But by the time I got used to my family and I am not afraid to ask anymore. A important rule  for them is that I have to be back for tea (the same as dinner) every day. Then I eat with the family and we just talk a bit about our day and what we did. By the way, the food I get, tastes really good, but is normally a bit to much.

My family is playing a lot of different games for example chess or Chinese cheakers (in German Halma). I just play with them even if I don’t really know the game. I think it is really important that you do things with your family. Otherwise you have no chance to find out more about them and what they like or don’t like. I already played Singstar with them as well. It was really funny, because I had to sing “99 red ballons” by Nena. An originally German song on the other end of the world, how strange is that.

In the end I can say that it was weird a the beginning to live with a totally different family, who has different manners and rules. But I start getting used to my new live and I really enjoy it.