In the beginning it was weird and not always easy being back home but by now everything is all right again. I get along with my old friends and some new ones and school is not too bad either. I already took two tests but I haven't gotten my grades yet. But I think they went well. Sometimes I really miss the US, especially when I see all those pictures from the District side in which everyone is looking like they are having a blast. That really stinks, but oh well. We did have a lot of fun also!!!!!:-)))! I also miss the weather. German weather is horrible right now. It is soo rainy and stormy that I wish I could be back in Florida. Well, one day, maybe! :-)) be prepared!

I already went to visit Babette in the Netherlands which was really nice. We spoke english the whole time and it felt pretty good. In the beginning I really missed speaking english and I always translated english into german and so my german sounded pretty weird. I also went to visit some friends I made during the end of the year trip. It's really good to see them again. It always reminds me on the great times I have had during my exchange. :-))))) AND I'm already thinking about doing a short term exchange to Australia in the summer but nothing's for sure yet. There may be some problems with school.

Flavia is living kind of close to my house and she is going to visit me soon. Most of the times she sounds to be very happy here and I'm excited to talk to her about her experiences. I also get e-mails from Avary and she sounds happy too. I'm soo glad for them. Nancy met a rebound in France who was at the end of the year trip. They talked about guitar playing Robert and the rest of us Floridians. I think that's pretty funny. There is also a girl in my german district who was hosted by Shinya's famliy. She loved it there and also met Shinya. That was funny also.

Other than that... I don't think there's much more to say. I hope you guys are doing great and enjoy working with the exchange students. Take care!

Regards,
      Bärbel

PS: I don't think you guys know how many people look on your web site. One of my uncle's colleagues found the site and asked him about me. So did one of my friends! Crazy people out there!:-)))!