19 November 2010

Top 5 Latest News!



1. I am going skiing this weekend in Austria!
-This coming weekend I will be going (for the first time) with the BIS ski team to a glacier called Hintertux in Austria. I can't wait!


2. I am in a flute ensemble and a band with cello!
-Every Thursday I practice flute at lunch time with the flute ensemble. We will be preforming for the first time in two weeks.
-Every Tuesday after school, I practice cello with a group of musicians. We are playing songs for the upcoming school play, 'Bugsy Malone'.
-I'm traveling with a local group to southern Germany for a weekend workshop with other stringed instrument players.

3. I am going to Regensburg this weekend!
-My mom an I are going to take the train on Saturday to Regensburg to do some site seeing, relaxing, and visiting with her friend, Brigitta. Look for photos soon! (Above are two photos from our last trip to Regensburg.)

4. I am getting my report card soon!
-I am going to get my first grades EVER next week. In each class we have been doing some fun activities, some of which are listed below.
-Making a podcast all about π in math class. (They call it maths.)
-Learning about body systems in science class.
-Learning about the Blues in music class.(And writing an essay.)
-Making graphs on why people come to Munich in German class.
-Learning how to say what your house is like and invite someone over in Spanish class.
-Building and designing our own project in Technology and Design class. (I made a bulletin board for my mom's office.) (Tech and Design is also called 'shop'.)
-And more.....(In a later blog because I have 10 subjects.)

5. We are coming home for Christmas!!!
-We will be arriving back in CO on the 20th of December and leaving on the 5th of January. As you can see, we don't have a very long window of time so, if you want to get together let me know and we'll try to work something out. See you soon!!!!!

The top 5 things that made this list are the most exciting, best or interesting things of the moment that I could think of off the top of my head. I apologize for the things I missed out.

International Life


I start my day to the beeping of my alarm clock and the pattering of the rain outside. I snuggle deeper into my covers but then spring out of bed, ready for breakfast. I tiredly rub my eyes, sleepy from too much homework. When I'm ready, I check my day planner and hop on my bike prepared for the rain with my pink down coat and rain jacket.
Riding to school, I see the old and young with shopping bags or just taking their morning stroll in the rain. They are all wearing drab colors, mostly black and brown. My bright coat, purple bike and American style back pack scream foreigner and American to everyone around me. But when I get to school, I am completely normal, maybe even a little under dressed. Everyone is babbling away in English, Italian, German, Japanese and Spanish. It doesn't seem weird at all to be wearing a skirt with leggings and a pink coat. (Luckily we don't have uniforms.) As I put my bag into my locker I hear strange accents wafting up from the corridor. British, Australian, New Zealand English accents, who knows. It is a mix, a foreign land of not quite Germany, not quite America and not quite England.
I check my crazy, sporadic schedule once again and walk into my first class of the day. To fast forward a couple of hours, it's lunch. I hurriedly gobble down some food because I'm starving after 4 hours with no break. Then, I pack up my lunch and run to my next class so I won't be late. So, goes the day until I am finished with all my classes and I hop on my bike once again, back to the apartment. I plop my stuff down, do my homework, play my instruments and eat dinner.
When it is finally time for bed, my head is buzzing from the day's activity. Some of my days are even longer because I have cello or flute lessons and sometimes flute ensemble at lunch. I like my busy schedule but it doesn't leave much room for contacting friends and family (Like you!) so, if you ever don't hear from me for a while, remember my international life and know that I will contact you as soon as possible.

09 November 2010

Calpe, Spain

Below are some snap shots of our vacation trip to Calpe, Spain. Pictures can say a million words. We had a blast!

The view from Guadalest, neighboring town. We hiked to the top of the mountain! (20km)














Mom at the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias in Valencia, Spain. (A very modern museum with an aquarium, art museum, theater, and a planetarium.














A hike up Peñion de Ifach in Calpe, Spain. Check out the cool tunnel I'm about to go through!


















Me at the beach by the sand turtle that I built.














Mom doing yoga on the beach. Relaxing!
Above is a video of the 'Sounds of the Ocean' brought to you from the top of Peñon de Ifach. Below is a video of my first dolphin show at the aquarium in Valencia, Spain. Look at the amazing ticks those dolphins can do!

08 November 2010

Bikes and Carrying Capacity (Continued)


I apologize for those who have not heard from me in a while. Life has been hectic and crazy even after a whole week of fall break in Costa Blanca, Spain.
The latest news from Germany is......
Catch Up!
Hurry!
Finish!
Faster!
Missed!
So, I will continue this blog post with just that, catching up.
Here is a small continuation of one of my past blog posts, 'Bikes and Carrying Capacity'.
Enjoy this video of my bike to school. (Note: the weather was much nicer then than it is now.)

To add more to my list of things one can carry on a bike:
This is where a car comes in handy.
1. A coffee machine
(My mom did when ours broke.)
2. A cello or any other instrument
I do 3 times a week for cello and flute lesson.
Check out this photo....
Time has run out for tonight, already! There is so much more to write about, Spain, school, and travels. Hope to hear from me soon!