update #16 - beginning of the last half

Days count: 171
Last tuesday, school started over. The first day was kinda hard because we had to get up early and since I haven't really worked out for two weeks I felt pretty weak. Anyways, I was really happy though because I got to see all my friends again. But it was also a lot of fun to spend time with my host family during the break. Basically all my teachers set up new rules, some also made a test on the first day (reminds me of my high school in Switzerland), or they announced one. 

I actually don't really have something to tell…

We got our mid term progress report cards (Zügnis?) yesterday. All my grades are above average, but I'm not that happy with it.

It was raining the whole week, but that's actually good, because California is really dry and has water problems. 

Soon there's going to be battle of the sexes, sadies (like a dance event where the girl asks the boy) and evening of the arts. And spring sports season will start as well, I don't know what I will do yet, I'm thinking about swimming or track and field. 

I don't really know what else to write, this is like the shortest update ever ^^

my host family's kitty

sunrise

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update #15 - Christmas break/ New year's eve

Days count:166
Happy new year guys!

So lets continue this update right after where I quit my last one.

I had 2 weeks of christmas break now. 

The day after I went to Bakersfield with my International Exchange coordinator, I went to Bakersfield again with some of my friends. We went to in-n-out burgers, then we went bowling and after that we watched Rogue one at the iMax movie theater. We got home at like 2 AM, because it was a 50 minutes drive from Bakersfield to where I live.

Another day, went to my IEC's house and we baked christmas cookies and stuff with all the exchange students in town.

The day after, the Danish exchangd student & I went to a friend's house and we baked brownie's and ordered pizza.
My first American christmas was great. It was snowing that day (yes, there is snow in California) which made me happy, even though I don't like snow. 

We ate cinnamon bead and got lots of presents. Our christmas was on the 24th because my host dad worked the 25th. I got a traditional American stocking from Santa. the next day, we went to my host mum's parents and got more presents and played games and stuff.

Last sunday, my friend Selina, who I know from home and who spends her exchange year in Sacramento came to visit us here. Her trains got delayed a few hours and it took her about nine hours to get here with the trains and busses. We picked her up at the bus station late at night. 

The next day, a friend came over and she took us to a few places in town, we got Starbucks and sandwiches, and stuff to make necklaces and tie-dye shirts. After that, another friend picked Selina and me up and we went to Mc Donald's. 

We spend the evening watching a scary movie and watching a friend playing Outlast on the xbox. 

The morning after, we decided to go to rush in Bakersfield, which is like a place with a lot of trampolines and cool stuff. 

It was awesome, and I realized how much I miss gymnastics, I'll start soon.

The following day, my host mum took her, two of my host siblings and me shopping, but we didn't really like buy stuff.

The last day she was here, we didn't really do anything, we just watched Netflix and talked. 

She left back to Sacramento yesterday, and as well the other Swiss exchange student that lived here went home, but she went to Switzerland, so I'm basically the only Swiss here now. 

Yesterday was new year's eve and we went to some family friends house. I don't feel good since a few days, I have a cold, so I didn't go out with my friends or anything. I just talked to people there and we watched the countdown on the TV and yeah… After that, some people took their clothes off and jumped into the snow. I went to bed early because I felt ill. 

School starts on Tuesday, tomorrow I'll hang out with one of my best friends here.

I hope 2017 will be successful for all of you, god bless you & may all your dreams and wishes come true.

I am so sorry, I have no idea what happened to the layout of this post, I typed it twice and I tried literally everything I could but I can't fix it. I hope you can still read it..