This is so perfect ♥ ~ to all exchange students

Every exchange student should read that. :)

It is a poem by Dr. Seuss, "Oh, the places you'll go"

Congratulations!

Today is your day.
You're off to Great Places!
You're off and away!

You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You're on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.

You'll look up and down streets. Look 'em over with care.
About some you will say, "I don't choose to go there."
With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet,
you're too smart to go down any not-so-good street.

And you may not find any
you'll want to go down.
In that case, of course,
you'll head straight out of town.

It's opener there
in the wide open air.

Out there things can happen
and frequently do
to people as brainy
and footsy as you.

And when things start to happen,
don't worry. Don't stew.
Just go right along.
You'll start happening too.

OH!
THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

You'll be on your way up!
You'll be seeing great sights!
You'll join the high fliers
who soar to high heights.

You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed.
You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead.
Wherever you fly, you'll be the best of the best.
Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.

Except when you don' t
Because, sometimes, you won't.

I'm sorry to say so
but, sadly, it's true
and Hang-ups
can happen to you.

You can get all hung up
in a prickle-ly perch.
And your gang will fly on.
You'll be left in a Lurch.

You'll come down from the Lurch
with an unpleasant bump.
And the chances are, then,
that you'll be in a Slump.

And when you're in a Slump,
you're not in for much fun.
Un-slumping yourself
is not easily done.

You will come to a place where the streets are not marked.
Some windows are lighted. But mostly they're darked.
A place you could sprain both you elbow and chin!
Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?
How much can you lose? How much can you win?

And IF you go in, should you turn left or right...
or right-and-three-quarters? Or, maybe, not quite?
Or go around back and sneak in from behind?
Simple it's not, I'm afraid you will find,
for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.

You can get so confused
that you'll start in to race
down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace
and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space,
headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.
The Waiting Place...

...for people just waiting.
Waiting for a train to go
or a bus to come, or a plane to go
or the mail to come, or the rain to go
or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
or waiting around for a Yes or a No
or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting.

Waiting for the fish to bite
or waiting for wind to fly a kite
or waiting around for Friday night
or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake
or a pot to boil, or a Better Break
or a sting of pearls, or a pair of pants
or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.
Everyone is just waiting.

NO!
That's not for you!

Somehow you'll escape
all that waiting and staying.
You'll find the bright places
where Boom Bands are playing.

With banner flip-flapping,
once more you'll ride high!
Ready for anything under the sky.
Ready because you're that kind of a guy!

Oh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done!
There are points to be scored. there are games to be won.
And the magical things you can do with that ball
will make you the winning-est winner of all.
Fame! You'll be famous as famous can be,
with the whole wide world watching you win on TV.

Except when they don't.
Because, sometimes, they won't.

I'm afraid that some times
you'll play lonely games too.
Games you can't win
'cause you'll play against you.

All Alone!
Whether you like it or not,
Alone will be something
you'll be quite a lot.

And when you're alone, there's a very good chance
you'll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.
There are some, down the road between hither and yon,
that can scare you so much you won't want to go on.

But on you will go
though the weather be foul
On you will go
though your enemies prowl
On you will go
though the Hakken-Kraks howl
Onward up many
a frightening creek,
though your arms may get sore
and your sneakers may leak.

On and on you will hike
and I know you'll hike far
and face up to your problems
whatever they are.

You'll get mixed up, of course,
as you already know.
You'll get mixed up
with many strange birds as you go.
So be sure when you step.
Step with care and great tact
and remember that Life's
a Great Balancing Act.
Just never forget to be dexterous and deft.
And never mix up your right foot with your left.

And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and 3 / 4 percent guaranteed.)

KID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!

So...
be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray
or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea,
you're off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So...get on your way!

Something's happening! :)

Endlich tut sich etwas! Ich habe am Mittwoch einen dicken Umschlag von meiner Organisation bekommen, ich dachte natürlich sofort es würde sich um meine Gastfamilie handeln, was auch so halb stimmt. Denn ich habe meine Unterlagen für die Visumsbeantragung bekommen, und somit auch eine Adresse in den USA und zwar in Lilburn, Georgia. :) Mir wurde zwar gesagt dass es SEHR UNWAHRSCHEINLICH ist dass ich wirklich dort lande, aber es ist auch nicht völlig ausgeschlossen, soll jedoch nur einer schnelleren Beantragung des Visums dienen. Ich habe jetzt ein viel besseres Gefühl und glaube fest daran dass ich bald meine Hostfamily bekomme. Erstmal habe ich jetzt eine Woche Ferien, und dann kommt eine meiner besten Freundinnen nach 10 Monaten aus Mississippi wieder :3 ich kann es kaum abwarten, so sehr freue ich mich.


Finally something's happening! Wednesday I got a huge envelope from my organisation, and of course I thought I got a hostfamily what is kinda true, because I got the documents for the Visa application and thereby an address in the US located in Lilburn, Georgia. :) I was told that it's extremely unlikely I will end up there, but it's not impossible either, it's just for a faster Visa application. I feel much better about the exchange now and believe in getting a hostfamily soon.
One of my best friends is soon coming back after spending ten months in Mississippi :3 I'm so excited to see her again.

Over & out

Tabea.

♥

| Passion Pit - I'll be alright |

Waiting for a hostfamily - impatience level over 9000.

Ich hätte niemals gedacht dass das Warten auf eine Gastfamilie SO schlimm sein kann.
Jeden Tag die Emails öffnen und im Briefkasten nachschauen, sich jeden Tag zwingen nichts zu erwarten, nur um dann doch jeden Tag wieder enttäuscht zu sein weil es keine Neuigkeiten gibt. Und man fängt sogar an zu denken dass man niemals eine Gastfamilie bekommt, und im schlimmsten Fall in Deutschland bleiben muss.
Obwohl das lächerlich ist, denn natürlich bekomme ich eine Gastfamilie. Das Schlimmste ist eben einfach das Warten, diese Ungewissheit wo meine Heimat für zehn Monate letztendlich sein wird.
Der Countdown auf meinem Handydisplay schrumpft auch, nur noch 109 Tage bis zum Abflug.
So richtig greifbar wird das alles aber dennoch erst wenn ich mein genaues Ziel kenne.

(My english might be a bit confusing, I'm sorry about that) :-D
I never thought waiting to get a hostfamily would be THIS hard.
Every day you check your emails and the mailbox, every day you force yourself to expect absolutely nothing, just to be disappointed over and over again because there's no news.
And then you even start thinking that you might never get a hostfamily, and in the worst case have to stay home, although this is ridiculous, 'cause of course you'll get a hostfamily.
The worst is just the waiting, and the uncertainty what place you're going to call home for ten months.
The countdown app on my mobile tells me that it's just 109 days left until the takeoff.
I remember setting the countdown like it was yesterday, but it's about 90 days ago and time obviously flew by.
In spite of everything it's not going to be tangible until I know my exact destination.


Ich hoffe ich habe euch nicht zu Tode gelangweilt. ;-)
Danke für's Lesen.

I hope I haven't bored you to death. ;-)
Thank you for reading.

Over & out
Tabea.
♥

| Athlete - Superhuman Touch ♥ |

And here's a cute picture. I want you to see it, because it's just cute. So cute. SOOO cute.

Wanderlust. ♥

Ich bin, nein ich war, eigentlich nicht aufgeregt wegen der 10 Monate im Ausland.
Aber da sind immer wieder diese kleinen wundervollen Momente,
in denen einem bewusst wird dass dieser riesige Traum endlich in Erfüllung geht.
Diese Freude, Leichtigkeit, Euphorie, dieses Gefühl vor Glück zu zerspringen.
Ich kann mir nur vorstellen wie es sein wird am Flughafen in den USA anzukommen,
und allein das löst eine unglaubliche Vorfreude aus, in denen alle Zweifel vergessen werden.
Und sind es nicht diese Momente die uns zeigen dass wir auf dem richtigen Weg sind?

I am, no I wasn't, that excited about going to be abroad for 10 months.
But once in a while there are those little beautiful moments
when you realize that this huge dream finally comes true.
This bliss, lightness, euphoria, this feeling to burst with happiness.
I can only imagine how it's going to be to arrive at the airport in the US,
but just the imagination is enough to make me forget all of my doubts.
Aren't this the moments that show us we're on the right way?



Over & out,
Tabea
♥

| Brooke Waggoner - Fresh pair of eyes |
(Sorry if there are mistakes in the english text :) )

My first steps as a blogger. ♥

So weit, so gut.

Ich dachte zwar nie ich würde ein Blog einrichten, aber ich konnte doch nicht widerstehen.
Nur kurz zur Erklärung, ich werde im August in die USA reisen und dort für 10 Monate als Austauschschüler leben.
Noch weiß ich nicht wohin genau es gehen wird, was das Ganze für mich noch um vieles interessanter macht.
Wahrscheinlich wird eh kein Mensch das hier lesen, aber was solls. :D
Ich hoffe alles läuft glatt.

I never thought of making a blog, but in the end I couldn't resist.
Just as an explanation, I'm going to travel to the US in August and then stay there for 10 months as an exchange student.
I don't know in which state I'm going to life yet, but that's making it so much more exciting for me.
Actually I don't think anyone's going to read this, but who cares.
I hope everything goes as planned.

Over & out.
Tabea

♥