This week was my first week working at the vet!
It was really great, definitely excited to begin studying it in college :)
Pets come in needing various things from shots/ check ups to emergency surgeries and then they're on their way.
Tuesday, which also was wonderful Valentines day, I got to watch a cat get spayed and a dog get a tooth removed (which is bloody business).
I know, I have yet to hear any stories cuter than that from that special day..
and I'm surprised my heart is still functioning after today.
I can't handle costumed people. At all. It's the worst experience ever.
and the train was full of them.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Feb. 12, 2012
since Superbowl, a lot has happened. and i have a busy week ahead :)
this week has been great.
well, Superbowl was spent at home. (fun fact: Superbowl is not a word if it isn't capitalized) I went to sleep after the patriots scored after the halftime show. Since I was cheering for the Pats, I went to sleep happy, and woke up disappointed.. I'm glad I went to bed when I did, which ended up being around 230am.
then bright and early Monday morning, I went to Kindergarten :)
which I went to all five days of the week this week. They all know me pretty well now, and I can hold conversations and play with them :D makes me happppy.
Monday night, I went over to four corners (http://fourcorners.de/) for a performance by Billy Yates and Buddy Jewell. Two great country singers, and both were fantastic performing. Bill brought me in the back room to meet all the musicians as well :) they were all incredibly nice, and such. Buddy's daughter is only a few months older than me, which was pretty cool since he reminded me of my dad in some ways. the whole night was fun, and a good time with my Opa and Gabi :)
Tuesday night, I was back at four corners again, for a girls night. my first and last time going to Bingo. it was soooo longggg and boringggg. but it was nice to go out and spend time with everyone.
Friday night, I don't think I did anything. or wait.. I think that was the day that we went to four corners.. again.. and then to the shooting place! No one was actually shooting, but everyone was there! Which is nice, because they're all around my age. And I actually talked to a guy my age, who is going snowboarding with us in a few weeks! Making more frannnnns!
Saturday. Oh boy.. Saturday was a big day. Sabrina and I dragged Michi shopping. haha. I bought a snowboard! ...and fell in love with another. but I bought the cheap one because once I'm back in the states, I wont be able to use it much.. so it works..
And after 7 hours of shopping, we changed into our costumes and painted our faces blue for a smurf party :) haha it was great! all the people I met at the club earlier was there, and more. so I actually got to hang out with them, all are fun people. Honestly, I couldn't tell you what time we got back..
Sunday, I went ice skating with Katharina and her family and boyfriend! The place was both indoor and outdoor, and I didn't bleed to death from the blades or somehow hitting my head on the ice. Win.
yayay doing things here. :)
Pictures from before the party! (My camera charger is currently in the mail, which is why there hasn't been any pictures...)
this week has been great.
well, Superbowl was spent at home. (fun fact: Superbowl is not a word if it isn't capitalized) I went to sleep after the patriots scored after the halftime show. Since I was cheering for the Pats, I went to sleep happy, and woke up disappointed.. I'm glad I went to bed when I did, which ended up being around 230am.
then bright and early Monday morning, I went to Kindergarten :)
which I went to all five days of the week this week. They all know me pretty well now, and I can hold conversations and play with them :D makes me happppy.
Monday night, I went over to four corners (http://fourcorners.de/) for a performance by Billy Yates and Buddy Jewell. Two great country singers, and both were fantastic performing. Bill brought me in the back room to meet all the musicians as well :) they were all incredibly nice, and such. Buddy's daughter is only a few months older than me, which was pretty cool since he reminded me of my dad in some ways. the whole night was fun, and a good time with my Opa and Gabi :)
Tuesday night, I was back at four corners again, for a girls night. my first and last time going to Bingo. it was soooo longggg and boringggg. but it was nice to go out and spend time with everyone.
Friday night, I don't think I did anything. or wait.. I think that was the day that we went to four corners.. again.. and then to the shooting place! No one was actually shooting, but everyone was there! Which is nice, because they're all around my age. And I actually talked to a guy my age, who is going snowboarding with us in a few weeks! Making more frannnnns!
Saturday. Oh boy.. Saturday was a big day. Sabrina and I dragged Michi shopping. haha. I bought a snowboard! ...and fell in love with another. but I bought the cheap one because once I'm back in the states, I wont be able to use it much.. so it works..
And after 7 hours of shopping, we changed into our costumes and painted our faces blue for a smurf party :) haha it was great! all the people I met at the club earlier was there, and more. so I actually got to hang out with them, all are fun people. Honestly, I couldn't tell you what time we got back..
Sunday, I went ice skating with Katharina and her family and boyfriend! The place was both indoor and outdoor, and I didn't bleed to death from the blades or somehow hitting my head on the ice. Win.
yayay doing things here. :)
Pictures from before the party! (My camera charger is currently in the mail, which is why there hasn't been any pictures...)
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Feb. 4, 2012
Wow, I have so much to update. And I really need to talk to someone, and no one's online, so now is as good as a time as ever.
Last post I was in Hamburg. Well now I'm back in my home here in the south.
We came back on the Tuesday of that week, and the train we took home looked like the one in Harry Potter, :) #travelinginstyle
Then Wednesday, quite frankly, I don't remember what I did.. Thursday as well.
I'm pretty sure those were the days that every family member somehow related to my mom and I came throughout the two days to see my momma. I didn't understand much, so I just sat around.
Friday, my mom left early in the morning for the airport. I said goodbye, and slept again. I couldn't get myself to actually go without being a mess. All day Friday and Saturday, I kept to myself.
Saturday night, however, Sabrina and Michi took me to the local Disco (club). ITSCLASSY! haha honestly, I think it makes American clubs/dances look somewhat trashy.. http://www.disco-pm.de/p/
WELL anyway, the drinking age here is 16 for beer and wine, 18 for everything else. Being a 16+ club, drinks were everywhere.. that was something I wasn't used to.
Also, they play a lot of American music. The amount of it actually surprised me.
At one point we found some of their friends in a booth in one of the dance rooms and eventually it was completely filled with friends of friends of Sabrina and Michis. I met quite a few people that night (some who spoke a bit of English) and got my mind off of all the change.
Sunday, nothing really happened. I slept in, which is rare here.
Monday, I started working at the Kindergarten playing and helping out with the kids all ages 3 or 4, with one cute little 2 year old. I worked there every morning (except Wednesday) this past week. The kids and I began to understand each other and they are very patient with me :) Ahhh, they're all so sweet!
Tuesday, I met the vet in the next town over that I'll be working with as a vet assistant type position, which is an incredible opportunity. Many turned me down, because they only accept students in a University currently studying it. Not only was she willing to let me work with her.. but she also knows English from living in London for three years, and has a friend who works with many cows and horses that I could possibly also work with!
A lot of good things have been happening.
Wednesday, I slept in, so no Kindergarten for me. BUT my.. aunt(?) who I'm working with in the Kindergarten set me up to meet a girl who lives down the street that speaks English very well. Not only that, but she is only 2 months younger than me, has very similar interests, and she is so nice :) One of the upcoming weekends, I'd like to go to the IceDisco with her and her boyfriend, and brother. (Iceskating with music and lights and such). Finally, meeting people around my age..
and TODAY I went snowboarding in the Alps with Sabrina, Michi, Markus, and Jan! yesyesyes. Its BEAUTIFUL. I'll post a picture soon. (and -20˙c/about 0˙f) The board was more difficult to ride, but I rode in powder today! It was insanely hard to get used to, but I loved it :)
plan for tomorrow: sleep in and hopefully go to the bar around midnight for the superbowl! oh, and enjoy the soreness thats to come.
allllll caught up! <3
Last post I was in Hamburg. Well now I'm back in my home here in the south.
We came back on the Tuesday of that week, and the train we took home looked like the one in Harry Potter, :) #travelinginstyle
Then Wednesday, quite frankly, I don't remember what I did.. Thursday as well.
I'm pretty sure those were the days that every family member somehow related to my mom and I came throughout the two days to see my momma. I didn't understand much, so I just sat around.
Friday, my mom left early in the morning for the airport. I said goodbye, and slept again. I couldn't get myself to actually go without being a mess. All day Friday and Saturday, I kept to myself.
Saturday night, however, Sabrina and Michi took me to the local Disco (club). ITSCLASSY! haha honestly, I think it makes American clubs/dances look somewhat trashy.. http://www.disco-pm.de/p/
WELL anyway, the drinking age here is 16 for beer and wine, 18 for everything else. Being a 16+ club, drinks were everywhere.. that was something I wasn't used to.
Also, they play a lot of American music. The amount of it actually surprised me.
At one point we found some of their friends in a booth in one of the dance rooms and eventually it was completely filled with friends of friends of Sabrina and Michis. I met quite a few people that night (some who spoke a bit of English) and got my mind off of all the change.
Sunday, nothing really happened. I slept in, which is rare here.
Monday, I started working at the Kindergarten playing and helping out with the kids all ages 3 or 4, with one cute little 2 year old. I worked there every morning (except Wednesday) this past week. The kids and I began to understand each other and they are very patient with me :) Ahhh, they're all so sweet!
Tuesday, I met the vet in the next town over that I'll be working with as a vet assistant type position, which is an incredible opportunity. Many turned me down, because they only accept students in a University currently studying it. Not only was she willing to let me work with her.. but she also knows English from living in London for three years, and has a friend who works with many cows and horses that I could possibly also work with!
A lot of good things have been happening.
Wednesday, I slept in, so no Kindergarten for me. BUT my.. aunt(?) who I'm working with in the Kindergarten set me up to meet a girl who lives down the street that speaks English very well. Not only that, but she is only 2 months younger than me, has very similar interests, and she is so nice :) One of the upcoming weekends, I'd like to go to the IceDisco with her and her boyfriend, and brother. (Iceskating with music and lights and such). Finally, meeting people around my age..
and TODAY I went snowboarding in the Alps with Sabrina, Michi, Markus, and Jan! yesyesyes. Its BEAUTIFUL. I'll post a picture soon. (and -20˙c/about 0˙f) The board was more difficult to ride, but I rode in powder today! It was insanely hard to get used to, but I loved it :)
plan for tomorrow: sleep in and hopefully go to the bar around midnight for the superbowl! oh, and enjoy the soreness thats to come.
allllll caught up! <3
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Jan 22, 2012
I arrived in Hamburg yesterday after a 6 hour train ride and the ride was great. The trains here are so different than those in America. This particular one was extremely quiet and traveled at over at maximum of 300km/hr. I'm not sure how fast it is in terms of mph. Two cars over was the speisekarte, which basically was like a small restaurant where you could dine in or order to your seat. They served good food, unlike the airplanes... -_-
Haha, but here's a picture from on the train
The seats were waaaay comfortable.
Oh, did I mention, I had to wake up at 520am? Way. Too. Early.
So yes, it was pitch dark for the beginning of the ride. But there was snow everywhere! It had snowed a lot that night (which was the same night Chicago got a crazy amount of snow).
Klosterlichfeld is the name of the small city I'm staying in is down south, by the Alps. It also happens to snow a lot, so the snow that night did not come as a surprise. But Hamburg is up north by the sea where it's warmer. During the train ride, I saw the snow slowly turning into rain and the country becoming the city. With the city, comes graffiti. And there was a lot of it.. miles and miles. It was much more colorful that the graffiti I'm used to seeing in Chicago though.
We were greeted by Anja and Sebastian when we finally arrived. After traveling on an U-Bahn (underground subway), we walked a bit to their apartment. In Germany, everyone gets around by walking, bike, or train for the most part.
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| This is the mall that sits on top of the U-Bahn |
We then took the U-Bahn back into the city and walked around a bit before our dinner reservation. Of course, it was raining. We stopped at a bar for drinks and then continued to the shopping part of the city.
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| The lounge area of the bar |
After a few stores, we decided to check out the Reeperbahn on St. Pauli. You might know the name, its something that Hamburg is known for...
If not, well, its their red-light district. Containing all forms of entertainment...
From grand theaters, to strip clubs. The street is lined with pubs and bars, theaters, strip clubs, diskos, and casinos. Needless to say, there were a lot of men on that street..
BUT that's where the Beatles got their start in the music business (;
The place we had dinner was a high-end restaurant owned by a famous German tv chef who my mom idolizes. And... he was there. Oh was my mom excited.
And our waiter was my two Shawn/Sean's in one body!
The threeish/fourish hours spent there was a good time, and the food was incredible.
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| Anja and I in the restaurant |
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| My mom and Henssler |
Today, we went back to the city and did the official tour of Hamburg and went to the miniature museum, were they did cityscapes of 6 or 7 countries all in miniature size. It was incredible to see, and there were sooo many people there.
Some pictures of Hamburg at night:
Well, goodnight :)
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Jan 18, 2012
We arrived at the house yesterday evening, after a long flight. Even worse was sitting in the London airport for six hours.. unable to afford the Tiffany and Co. and Prada stores.
-_- but the London airport is massive. So there was plenty to do, I just slept.
But, this morning we got all settled with buying groceries and a new phone and such. Understanding/speaking German is getting a lot better, and it's only been a day.
and by the way, dinner last night and breakfast this morning was literally a plate pile with meat. Being a vegetarian in Germany is ridiculous. hahah. It's not terrible.
Tomorrow I'm visiting my Oma all day. I'm not sure what were doing, but I'm excited to see her. And Germany is just as beautiful as I remember.
-_- but the London airport is massive. So there was plenty to do, I just slept.
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| Landing in London |
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| View out of the airport while waiting. |
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| Money used in London. |
But, this morning we got all settled with buying groceries and a new phone and such. Understanding/speaking German is getting a lot better, and it's only been a day.
and by the way, dinner last night and breakfast this morning was literally a plate pile with meat. Being a vegetarian in Germany is ridiculous. hahah. It's not terrible.
Tomorrow I'm visiting my Oma all day. I'm not sure what were doing, but I'm excited to see her. And Germany is just as beautiful as I remember.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Jan 15, 2012
Well, I leave for Germany tomorrow. The last few days have been more than I could as for (: This past Friday I was able to see so many people who have impacted my life: family, friends, neighbors... everyone. It was hard saying goodbye, not knowing if I would see them again. Overall, the night was a lot of fun. Guys really get into playing Just Dance... hahaha.
Then, last night I took Shawn with me to spend the night at Eve's dorm for the last time. It was wonderful! :D We were planning on sledding, until the temp decided it wanted to be freezing cold... I've met pretty great people there, but the hardest part was accepting that night would be the last time seeing Eve and Shawn, they're practically family.
Shortly after coming home, I left with my family to go see the Blue Man Group in Chicago for the first time evaaah. I've wanted to see them for suuuuch a long time! It was a fun show, and those actors are talented... even though they freak me out.
I'm not good with masked or costumed people /:
*Little side thoughts*- I'm glad I've been able to get closer to some people and spend more time with my family. But I wish I hadn't been too busy packing to spend time with others.
And now I get to sleep! have to finish packing. Joy.
The next post will be from another country. Oh the excitement :D
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Jan 4, 2012
2012! I hope everyone had a great New Year! I did, with friends and lots of food haha.
I turned in my U of I application yesterday, and I just said goodbye to my hedgehog last night, who is now with Mike. Today I have to pack as much as I can. Time is flying by.
BUT its okay, because tonight I'm going to Becky's house with everyone from our lunch table from this year. We're watching some ridiculous movie about a bear? or something... haha AND tomorrow I'm going up to Wisconsin to go boarding with Jason and a few of his friends! I've been waiting all year for this. :D
We're going to Devil's Head, which is a different mountain than we went to last year. Looks pretty good, so we'll see how the slopes are! Ah, excitement!
Well that's an update of my hectic schedule of how I'm spending my last 12 days in the states. I should go pack now..
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