I still can’t really believe it but I’m already more than 2 weeks in down under!
I'm sorry for those of you who were waiting for a post that I didn't write anything before.
The flight was very long but luckily I was able to sleep most of the time. I met some other exchange students in Dubai and we wanted to sit together but the people at the check in said that it isn’t possible so we were all sitting in different parts of the plane...
After arriving in Adelaide we had to wait an hour just to get our stamp for the visa in our passports and then we had to wait for our luggage and had to queue in for the customs duty. More than 2 hours after landing I finally met my host family.
My host family is living in the hills close to Adelaide so we only had to drive about half an hour to get home and we stopped on the top of one of the hills to have an amazing view of Adelaide at night.
My host brother was waiting at home so I met him, too before I went to bed very soon.( after almost 30 hours of travelling I was looking forward to that very much).
first thing I saw in the kitchen
On the next day (Thursday) I went to the uniform shop of my school with my host mum to buy one for me.
the uniform is kinda ugly but I have P.E. 4 times a week
so I only have to wear the formal uniform once a week!
(there's a special P.E. uniform which is quite comfy :) )
On Friday I went to school to meet my “buddies” (some girls who were looking after me and showing me the school the first days). I also went to their classes with them because I had to wait until the afternoon to choose my subjects. Everyone was very welcoming and friendly and they all were excited and wanted to know if I’m in any classes with them.
I have to do maths, English, science, history and PLP and had to choose two additional subjects which are music and P.E.
I think music is my favorite so far! I joined the school choir which is a lot of fun and I’m also taking part in the school musical which is awesome!!
School starts at 08:35 but we always have a meeting in our “home group” before we have to go to our classes and finishes at 15:25. Sometimes my host parents are taking me to school but most days I’m taking the bus.
All the other students are still very friendly and I already made some friends.
every student gets his/her own diary
I went to a Rotary meeting of my host club last Monday and also had some other meetings with my counselor and other responsible persons.
On my first weekend here the husband of my counselor was having a birthday party and I was going there with my host parents. My counselor had also invited a girl from Sweden, who is hosted by a club nearby, so I was already able to meet another exchange student!! We were both very happy about that and I met her again on Wednesday, when she was doing her presentation about Sweden in her club. It's really a lot of fun to catch up with other exchange students!
Some people asked me what I’m usually doing during the week/ everyday so I’ll tell you a bit about that:
I usually go home right after school and do anything I want to do at home, but on Monday night I have a dance rehearsal and on Tuesday a choir/singing rehearsal for the musical.
On the Saturdays I can basically do what I want so I can meet friends or do whatever..Some people asked me what I’m usually doing during the week/ everyday so I’ll tell you a bit about that:
I usually go home right after school and do anything I want to do at home, but on Monday night I have a dance rehearsal and on Tuesday a choir/singing rehearsal for the musical.
This weekend for example, one of my host sisters and her husband were coming over and the whole family watched aussie football together because “our” team, the “Adelaide Craws” were playing.
Australian Rules football seems to be as popular as soccer is in Germany and everyone is looking forward to the matches each weekend.
On the next Sundays I’m always having a 4 hours long musical rehearsal.
the poster for the musical
In the areas around my house/street are a lot of trees (all Australian gum trees) and if I’m lucky I’ll see some koalas soon. Sometimes there are even kangaroos!!
I hope it was not too boring and I’m sorry for any mistakes in grammar.
