We're paying with love tonight

Facts:

- it's 4.45 p.m.
- 77,5°F / 25,2°C

It's raining. In Texas is rain something good ;D.
On Thursday I had my first sleepover, because we were baby sitting Lakin. She lives in the "neighbourhood" with her mom and I really like them.
Lakin is in 3rd grade now and very sweet.
We brought her to the dance training ( they are dancing like cheerleader, but called anything else. Don't know what).
Sydney and me watched her and they are really good. The group consist of 30 girls, and the most are younger than 11 years.

On friday Jordi came home and saturday was my YFU stuff. It was really good. I met some nice people and we talked about improtant things, like the different between our cultures.
Because there are a lot, like one japanese girl sampled, and I agree with her. Even the smallest thing can be different, like free time (which is actually a big thing :D).
Americans don't use their free time, they hang around and don't do anything.
An other example is the bathroom door, a closed door signalize here, that there is someone in. In Japan is the door ever closed.
This sounds unimportant, but this are the little things in life, who could bring confusion.
I am pleasent that my whole host family were there with me.
Did I told you, that I met the belgian guy there agian?
I did, and his english is a way better and Jordan, Sydney and me are in love with his accent. ;)
I also met some german guys and Sebastian, who flew with me.
Well, it was a nice experience and I look very forward to the next "party" ( I think it's the Halloween party :) ).

I've the america flag in my hand (that's why it looks so curious)

Jordi and me

After this meeting we all went to olive garden (an italian restaurant). It was awesome, I'm absolutely in love. I ate chicken with mozzarella and of course: spaghetti! And after this we all got some chocolate (mint chocolate, but it was chocolate). This was the first chocolate I had here.
Americans have good food, but horrible chocolate.
As we were back home Jordan, Sydney and me went running.
- I started running ( In germany I tried, but I was too undisciplined, now I've Sydney and I can run :D)
We try to run 2 miles per day. :)

And today I was in church with Jordan and Sydney. It was interessting, but different.
You can't compare they with german churches.
They look completely different and the worship is ... different.
As we went in there was a women, who keep the doors open for you and they greet you with live music. Most sang with them and raise their hands and after two more songs the priest started to talk.
I looked around me:

The pink quadrangle are the area for the projector. And it is huge!
Under this is the stage, where the artists perfome, the left box is the drums (yeah, drums in a chruch). In front of the stage is a little podium for the priest and in the right corner are the "DJ's". I don't know what they are, but they've an apple laptop and headphones there.
In the background is a clincer house.

this is the church

Yeah, it was a great experience.

This week is spirit week in school. And we have a:
- cowboy monday
- twin tuesday
- nerd wednesday
- 50's (I think) thursday
- Lp friday (orange, black and white )

Spirit week is awesome. The whole school get dressed like the themes. And for what?
For football. It's awesome. American schools have such a great spirit.
We've this spirit week this week, because our football team plays against Deer Park and they are our "enemy".
So we've to support our team and show our spirit. I think it's an amazing thing.
And because I'm in the yearbook class I get all the photos.
Be curious about it! ;)

just promise that you'll never forget me

Facts:

- it's 8.25 p.m.
- 84°F / 28,8°C

Yes, it sounds cold, but it's nearly 8.30 p.m. :)
I'm good here, I really am.
This weekend I met a lot of people (family ;D) and I can't imagine all their names, but they all are nice and I like them.
And I start loving Sydney as my sister. I'm so happy, because I am such a lucky person.
I've a great family, where everyone cares and I've such a great sister. She's really like a sister for me (how I imagine would a sister be). We can talk about EVERYTHING, really everything and we have a lot fun together.
I'm sorry that I can't get you an example, but this would be to embarrassing.-for both of us. :D:D

I photographed my locker for you and some other stuff. 

this is my new blouse 

 

The last week / -end I've such a lot homework, that I couldn't post. But now I want to tell you a lot.
You already heard some about the family-thing, but now it's getting excited.

School is getting better, but biology bothers me, because I haven't a clue what mrs. Ipsen is talking about. I mean, I understand her and if she explain it, it makes sense, but when I walk out of the class I haven't a clue.
You know? It really bothers me, that I'm that stupid ( Sydney and I say: schtupiid ).
But I don't want to change the class, I want to make it and I know I can.
So, I hope I won't mess this quiz at monday up and than the new topic starts and I've a spark of hope that it will be easier for me, if I'm there from the beginning.
I keep you up-to-date ;)

I was doing my homework (an excuse for my weird smile)

This is the only caramel popcorn here. With YOGURT?!?

a palm behind our garden :)

my new (second) blouse

 

How you can see: I shot some new pictures from Max and I saw a gecko ( I photographed it, because my mom and me saw a lot in greece and I see it as a symbol for hot weather. ).
I also photographed an electrical tower, because they look so different here and I told my mom about them at our last skype-date.

At the weekend 15 people come over, to meet me and I've to say that I was realy scared.
But it was nice, all were nice and it was fun. We (of course) ate some stuff and talked a lot.

In school it's getting better, I love maths and history and I won't getting comfi (first slang-word I learned from Sydney at my first night, as she asked me if my bed is "comfi" [comfortable] and I havn't any idea what she's talking about. But as Sydney explained it to me I thought about the thing Lena's dad told me; the word you asked will ever be in your mind. And it really is.) with the early school start.

junior's

like this the normal "trucks" (yeah, they're called trucks too) here look like

On the first picture you see the traffic light, which hangs up different. This was one thing I recognized on my first day.
And you can see the yellow schoolbus which looks exactly like the movies show it and I photographed the junior's parking lot. Markus and I talked about the cars here and the best car you can drive here is a truck, which has to be huge (all trucks here are much bigger than they big ones in germany). In my school a lot drive a truck and it looks quiet funny how everyone comes with his truck. The parking lot is empty, because it was very early in the morning. ;)
I also have to tell you some more about the two guys, the one in my english class is nice. We saw the two last days movies and he sat beside me. And the best thing: I understand him pretty good and he has two horses (HELLO?!?) and his parents some more.
But there is the other one in us history, he's smart and I still hope he's shy :D I still like him. ;)
How you hear, it's getting good and both are Tylor's :D
I'll tell you more, if there is more to tell. (press my thumbs ;D)

this is faith

Facts:

- it's 6.11 p.m.
- 87,1°F / 30,6°C


This morning was very cold, not even just the weather, everything. The alarm rings at 5.30 a.m. and Sydney didn't wake up and so I woke her finally up at 5.40 a.m.
But the day should be a good day, so we got into the car and started my second week in school.

the left car is Jordis truck

In school some pays me a compliment for my (nice/great) dress I was wearing.
At monday Jennifer, Jordan and Sydney took me to the mall, because I needed some new clothes/stuff and there we were:

- in a mall with a lot of shops

And now I've some nice and cute clothes ( I'll show you some in the following days ) aaaand some nice pair "tennis shoes". 

It was very funny to go shopping with these nice girls and in two weeks ( I think ) Sydney and me go shopping again. :)
Jordan left us before we drove home, because she has to go back to college. I hope I see her soon, because I really like her, my sister ;D.

School was ok today ( yesterday was a day off school, because of labor day ) and I really like maths and us history.
I nearly know now where I've to go for the next class.
Anyway I don't asked any security man ( I think they remember my clueless, because whenever I pass their floor, they smile ) or teacher for my room and I can unlock my locker!
I got it! :D
I'm so proud of me, because in dance I've a locker and I ever asked Sarah ( she's in my french and dance class and very funny. A bit weird, but funny. ) to unlock it, but today I got it on my own!
And if you know how it's really easy.
So, it's getting better in school. :)
In one month is homecoming ball ( Sydney told me today) and I'm a bit nervous if anyone will ask me, because I can't imagine that any cute guy noticed me.
( I hope the one in my us history class ;D he's really cute, nice and he speaks clear enough for me, to understand :D :D)
I'll keep you up-to-date. ;P

After school Sydney and me went to the rec and we had our work out ( with my new shoes ) and than we went home.

Yeah, we had a lot of fun.
I'll do my homework now and keep you up-to-date with the homecoming thing ;)

Feel the rain on your skin

    Facts:

    - it's10.25 p.m.
    - 73,8°F / 23°C

    How you can see; it's getting colder (but it's 10.25).
    Yesterday was my first skype-date with my mother, Sydney and me were very exciting how this will be.
 

- it was good
I thought very much about it, because I was so worry that I'll start crying when I see her. You know, I realy missed her the last few days and thought a lot about this adventure I'm in now.

- I smiled the whole time

During the skype-date Jordi Coe comes home and she said my mom and me are lookimg like twins :D We both laughed a lot.

After this Sydney has to go to work and Jordi, Jennifer, Avery and me went to my first american football game. I was very excited, because this was our schoolteam playing.
Jordan and me were in the near from the band and she meets a lot of people she knows.

The game was good, our team was very good and we already won.

Jordan told me that our team (the La Porte Bulldogs) run out of this bulldog face after the break and they realy did. It was funny.
And sometimes they played a barking dog sound, there was so much spirit. It was awesome.
the break is the "interesting" part, how Jordan told me and the Cheerleader, band and Chatos (this is how the dancer are called) come on the field and perform.
It was good.

After this we went to Jimmy Changas and I tried an ice again, because Avery liked it so much.
I don't. It's so sweet.

Today Jordan, Jennifer and me drove to a woman from YFU. It was a kind of meeting, there were 3 other familys with their students and we talked a lot.
In two weeks is an other and Sydney will come with me.
It was realy interesting, because there was a Japanese and she has a very big culture shock, because america is very different as Japan.
And one guy, he's from Belgium, spoke very worse english. I think this is because of the accent they have.
Well, I enjoyed it and look forward to meet some more in two weeks.

After this trip we went home (after a short stop in a supermarket) and Jordan wants to bake cupcakes.
But before I want to tell you something special.
We drove back home and stops in a seperate "street" next to the highway. There were cash machines and Jennifer gave me 1,50$ and I should throw them into.
I was very confused and asked what this machines are there for.
Here some examples I thought about:
- you can pay and God forgive you, that you drove to fast
- you have to pay for past this area
- they wanna be nice and spend some money for poor children (for. example)
- you pay and the police won't check you

all my ideas are very weird and Jennifer explained it to me (it's very clear, a bit crazy, but that's america)
You have to pay for this "highway", because this is faster, the highway is directly.
but for using it you've to pay for. the street beside isn't that direct and has some traffic lights.
Yeah, it's easy, but still a bit crazy.
But this is america and I start loving it.
In the next days I photograph my house and street, traffic lights 8which are different here) and the trucks. :)
Today it rains the first day (first time american rain!) and probably the last (how Dudley said). 

after my daily workout with Sydney :)