Fresh Start in Germany

So I thought I would write a seperate blog away from my leave to Switzerland because I really want to emphasize that I really started a new. Since the first day I got here I have felt SO much better about many different things. I can literally feel a little lighter in how I walk, think, and act and its such a relief to be happy again! So far I have been able to spend some time with Florian and his family, and also start to get to know others in church and do some fun activities with them. Well, so far it was only one but it was a great one! We went to another members house for a birthday dinner and it was just some girls and I and it was so much fun. I also have been able to start a little of my studies for school which is another uplifting thing for me. I am catching however that I am getting a little lazy on that so I will take the necessary steps to avoid laziness and set deadlines for myself on it. I am studying Cognitive Psychology right now and really excited to learn more about the brain.

I feel that the balance between my relationship with Florian and everyday life is really going great! I really enjoy going out in the day at times to do my own thing and to see him at home in the evenings. It brings me joy to my heart to see him come home or I come home to him, even if we aren't always trying to spend every min. together once we are home, just being around him makes me feel comfort. I feel our relationship has grown even stronger and will continue to grow and I am so looking forward to the future.

Right now, during the weeks before I join my new host family I am helping out a family in the ward with their kids now and then. They have 3 kids who are very active, and its sometimes a challenge because my body is getting used to relaxation and then its up to taking care of kids again, but I really need the extra money so its no grudge. I also am going to the new host families house to water their plants and mow their lawn while they are in France. I am not sure I have given too much of an update on the new host family. Right now their house is being remodeled and therefore the family has a house in Nice, France and will be staying there for 2 months. I will be joining them on the 15th of July and will stay there for a month, then I will be back with them to Duesseldorf. Time is going by faster than I would like it to, because I really do enjoy living at home close to Florian. I don't have to see him ALL the time but it is such a blessing to come home after a long day to see him. :)

Right now Florian has alot to do for school. He has 8 exams he will have to take in Aug/Sept and its very crucial he passes. If he misses on one class it is a possibility he might not be able to graduate until 2012. Germany has a different set up with school and its very intense compared to American schools. You are able to study a topic here in Germany and you are allowed to fail a test 3 times, but once you do not pass the exam for a third time, you are never allowed to study that topic every again in ALL of Germany!! Well, I pray for him and he will do well in passing his exams, I have confidence in him and he is doing all he can to study for these big events.

Well, thats pretty much it for an update for now, I am so grateful to start a new in this great city and country with amazing people in my life around me. I miss home, yet am starting to really feel comfortable here in Europe.