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This was my first Christmas away from my home and family and that was definitely hard for me at times, but I think I handled it really well and ended up having a pretty good holiday. I was fairly busy during this time, so I’m going to structure this blog a little differently and justContinue reading “National Avery’s Christmas Vacation”

16 December: I woke up at about 9:30 and I went upstairs and spent about 3 hours ironing my host families clothes. I listened to Christmas music and I also got to talk to my host mom a little bit so I didn’t think the ironing was so bad. Plus, it was better than justContinue reading “The Adventure Continues”

9 December: I slept in a little this day and woke up at around 10:30, then at 12:30 I rode my bike to Megan’s apartment and I had initially planned to just go there and pick up my notebook that I had left there, but I ended up staying there almost the entire day justContinue reading “It’s the Happiest Season of All!”

2 December: I woke up at 11 am and really just relaxed. I didn’t have anything specific to do, so I rode my bike to the city center and did some shopping and looked at all the Christmas things. Then, I tried to go to the library to work on some school work, but IContinue reading “‘Tis The Season”

25 November: I woke up at my friend Megan’s apartment because I had spent the night there after seeing a movie with Vera, Phillip, and Jonas. It was my first time seeing a movie entirely in German and I was so proud of myself for being able to understand almost everything. After I woke up,Continue reading “I’m Thankful for Germany”

There is no short version because this blog is already pretty short. You gotta read to get the details! There’s a sign at Dunkin’ Donuts that says “Lesen ist Kino im Kopf” which means, reading is a movie in the head. That’s pretty inspiring. 18 November: This was a great day! I woke up earlyContinue reading “Ja, Nein, Deutschland. I’m learning to speak German.”

The short version of what you’re about to read: just pretty standard week in the life of Avery. If that’s something you find interesting, read on! I hope you find it to be exciting. 12 November: I had spent the night at my friend Megan’s house so I woke up there at about 9:30. ThenContinue reading “Post Vacation Recovery Week”

Pro Tip: if you are only interested in reading about my trip to Prague, skip to November 9th. Also, if you would like to see more pictures from my trip, check out the album on my Facebook. 4 November: I woke up and went to the mall. I ate breakfast and went shopping at h&mContinue reading “I went to Prague and you should too!”

The short version of what you’re about to read: The proverb patience is a virtue means that it is a good quality to be able to tolerate something that takes a long time and just talking about my life of course. 28 October: This day was very high-low for me. I woke up at aboutContinue reading “Patience Is a Virtue”

The short version of what you’re about to read: I lived, I learned, I choir-ed, I theater-ed. I am older and stronger and all around better. I’m #blessed with the #best. 21 October: I woke up and went with my host mom to the government place (which I honestly don’t know the name of inContinue reading “I still can’t believe this is really my life!!”