Posted by: Lydia on: January 17, 2008
I told my host mom how sad I was that my laptop was broken and I had no pictures to show my friends back home; and she kindly took pity on me and gave me some of her own photos. Therefore, presenting: the Grabowsky-Dumpe family! This is my 12-year-old host brother Jonas at the beach [...]
Posted by: Lydia on: December 13, 2007
Many weekends ago I went on a trip with AFS to the Neuschwanstein Castle in Bayern (southern Germany). I’ve been wanting to post some pictures from that trip for a while, but haven’t had the time yet. However, for all of you Facebookers, you can check out the photo album that I posted there. So, [...]
Posted by: Lydia on: October 20, 2007
A couple of weekends ago I was with my host family in the city of Mainz, visiting some relatives. (A great-uncle and great-aunt, to be exact!) I think Mainz is definitely my favorite German city so far. We had weather that was beyond gorgeous all weekend — china blue skies and that crisp autumn air [...]
Posted by: Lydia on: October 2, 2007
Two weekends ago I enjoyed a Sunday lunch with some of my host family’s relatives in Köln. Cologne, as the city is known in English, contains the largest cathedral in all of Europe. And after lunch, I went with my family to visit the cathedral and walk up it’s 500-something steps to glimpse a view [...]
Posted by: Lydia on: September 19, 2007
I realized when I looked at my blog today that I’d forgotten to publish my latest post, so please excuse me for that. Though the date on my last blog is for September 19th, I actually wrote it six days ago! So, for a quick update: My first day of school was on Monday, and [...]
Posted by: Lydia on: September 19, 2007
On Monday I start school! Ich habe ein bisschen Angst (I have a little bit of anxiety/nervousness) about that. I was talking to another American exchange student today, and she said that she feels like a specimen whenever she steps into her school — everyone stares at her. She said, “It’s weird, because I’m used [...]
Posted by: Lydia on: September 13, 2007
This is my sixth day in Germany, and it’s high time I recorded a little bit about the going ons here. The travel to Germany was an event I’d rather forget, as it was pretty exhausting. We went on an overnight flight, so when we arrived at 7am in Frankfurt, it was only 1am in [...]
Posted by: Lydia on: July 16, 2007
pias-konfirmation.jpg This is my host family, excluding my oldest host sib, Lisa. (She was on a year exchange in New York when this picture was taken) From left to right, their names are: Anne, Pia, Jan Derk, and Derk. Pia is 14 and Jan Derk is 12. (Aren’t they adorable? I think so.) This picture [...]
