I've got a little more than 40 days until I leave. It's getting real really fast. I've been emailing my family for a little bit now. I'm staying with the Meyer family for the entire year. My first three weeks I have to go to a language and culture class in a nearby harbor town, the same town that my dad works at. My family consists of 2 parents, both in their 40s, Dirk and Ulrike, and 2 little brothers, ages 7, Max, and 10, Lukas. I'm happy to have a family with some pretty sweet German names and a great house to live in. I'll be going to an engineering school, which definitely doesn't fit me at all, and I know that will be super exciting. That school is about the size of Hamilton so I'll have no problem meeting new people. I'm preparing for my journey halfway across the world. In a mere 42 days, I will no longer be in this home, but rather in a new one.
Here's a picture of the beautiful Harbor town that I'll be going to school at.