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It was the day after thanksgiving. So I tried to sleep in but unfortunately the bird woke me up. Anyhow, I made breakfast and then went to my last workout in the gym here. It was sad but a tremendous workout. Afterwards I started to get things in order to start packing tomorrow. Also I relaxed a little and we went to a store with Roger. We had thanksgiving leftovers for dinner and afterwards Hazel and I played cards for a long time.

Today was Thanksgiving. We started off with working on getting everything ready. Then we had a little calm for the storm. At about 1:30 every guest was here. We had some appetizers before at about 3 we took out the turkey. It was a 27 pound turkey. So we started eating at about 3:30 and finished at about 5. Also today was Roger’s 80th birthday. I bought him a bottle of wine and gave him some of my „Lebkuchen“ and I think he really liked it. Hazel also baked a cake for him and we sang Happy Birthday. At about 6 everyone was gone and all of us were pretty exhausted so we just relaxed a little, watched some basketball and went to bed pretty early.

Today was a long and quiet day. I got up at 6 so we could go to our usual rotary meeting. After that Hazel and I went grocerie shopping and bought gifts for Roger’s 80.birthday tomorrow. Also we made peanutbutter fudge, which tastes awesome. Then we prepared everything for Thanksgiving tomorrow. We had leftovers for dinner. And now I can relax before tomorrow.

So today i woke up kind of early because I knew I had a lot to do and I also wanted to go to the gym. So right after I got up I went to the gym. When I came back, Roger told me that plans are changed and I’m not going to change host family until Sunday. But we had to go to Walmart to buy dress pants for a Rotary dinner because apparently jeans aren’t formal enough. After we were done I used the day to run some errands and get everything straight. Then I played videogames a little, had sausages for dinner and played some cards. Now I’m going to bed early because I have to go to the Rotary meeting tomorrow morning.

Today was quite a sad day. It started out fine, I had a good night’s sleep and enjoyed watching my new show. Then Roger came and gave me a package. It was from my grandparents and it was full of sweets and „Lebkuchen“. It was just so thoughtful and nice, it made me cry really hard. I became very homesick, but I tried not to give into it too much. Still, I thank you so much for that present, it made me very happy. Then I went to my workout and it was great, so great that I couldn’t do one exercise because my triceps was just burning. As i got home I started watching my show again. When suddenly Roger came into my room again. This time he wanted to talk to me. He told me that I’m moving to my new host family before thanksgiving, meaning in the next two days I’ll be moving. I cried again. He told me he doesn’t know yet when exactly they will pick me up, but they are taking me on a trip for thanksgiving, probably to their relatives. We’re also going shopping tomorrow, because I need dresspants for a rotary dinner. After dinner, Hazel and I played cards again and talked a lot until 10:30. So today was a very sad, but also a happy day in a weird way.

Today was a somehow typical sunday. I went for my cardio workout and for the first time I burned 2000 calories. I’m really proud. After that I washed my clothes. I also went to a friend and we played volleyball/ soccer a little. After that we talked and just listened to some music. Other than that I had chicken for supper and I just started with the show „7 deadly sins“ and I really like it.

Today was the relax day. I did absolutely nothing today. I woke up at 12. Then I made breakfast, played videogames. Then we made waffles for supper and then I played videogames again and some cards with hazel. Now I’m going back to bed and keep on relaxing again.

Today was quite a day. I wrote a test in history, a test in Algebra and a test in English. Each one went well. During panther hour I was in anime club and it was a lot of fun, we played telephone („Stille Post“) in anime edition. It was a lot of fun and went great expect for when there was japanese words in it. During weightlifting I worked on my deadlift and I went up from 315 to 335, but after that I went straight to 365 and that was too much despite every effort. Also I worked a little on the bench. The quiz in English was weird because we could use our notes, which was about 90% of the answers. Also, it didn’t feel like a quiz because our teacher isn’t very strict, so everyone was talking and one even had his phone out to show somebody his car during a quiz?! The rest of the day I spent relaxing, and getting used to relaxing since next week is the first week off for thanksgiving. I also heard that I might change host family in probably the next two weeks.

Today was a very quiet day. First, period nothing happened, during second I had fun because we did like a group quiz. But then our teacher told us she’s gonna leave, which was sad. Panther Hour was quiet and during Gym and Weightlifting I relaxed and played basketball. After that I had a great leg workout and I can already feel my legs being sore. I had no supper today since I wasn’t hungry, but my host mom made sure sure that I’m really not hungry.

Today was quite a fun day. First, we had a Rotary meeting about the foundation, so not too interesting. Also my counselors talked to me and asked if everything is going well. It always feels like they want me to tell them that’s somethings wrong without something actually being wrong. After the meeting we went on to a elementary school, where we handed out dictionaries for all their 3rd graders. Some of the kids were super excited about it and it was overall a fun and very helpful program, since this county is kind of poor. Due to that I was late to school, exactly 4 periods late, but that’s ok. The rest of the school day went by quickly and smoothly. After school I dragged myself to my workout but it was great. The only thing is I gained a couple pounds and I can’t really tell if I gained fat or muscle yet.