back in Germany ...

Moin, Moin ...

wow, its so weird that Im already back in Germany for four months now ... well one of them I spent with my family in America, but still ... it is so unreal to be here and not to be there. 

Everything is so different: school with a different system and a different attitude , people with different attitudes, weather with rain and cold and yucky... the food is not as "American" :D 

 

I cant wait to fly back to Texas and to visit my friends and my family there. April has to come soon !!! 

I miss being there and there I miss being here - I guess I will never be in a place where I dont miss anyone or anything from either one of my homes. 

What I know is that I belong there where I feel good, which is in a lot of places. 

There is this saying: "once an exchange student, always an exchange student". 

It is so true. Of course Im not always in a different country, or in another hostfamily, but I will always find my way in a culture thats strange to me and I will always try to be as open minded as I can to overcome prejudices. W

Who cares if I dont speak the language perfectly or if I understand why the heck the rednecks do what they do... being an exchange student means respect and tolerance and laughter and love and home and fun and being homesick and so much more ... 

I learned that some countries have so much more culture than others .. and I wish I grew up in one with a lot of traditions. And I hope that I can keep some of the traditions i grew up with alive. 

Memorial Day Weekend

Moin, Moin ... 

this past weekend was Memorial Day Weekend, where you think of everybody who served and serves for America. 

It also meant that we didn´t have school on monday. 

The night from friday to saturday Rakel came over and we went in the pool at night what was awesome :) Saturday morning we enjoyed the pool again and got a nice tan :D 

Later that day I went to the beach for a little bit and on Sunday Bri had her birthday party with her friends and we all went to the beach and on the boat again, where we went tubing and wakeboarding who liked. 

On Monday I hung out with Janet, Janet, Ashley, Lesley and Iris. We made tie dye shirts. 

here are some pics: 

                                                         my tie dye shirt :)

                                                            Bri and two of her friends :)

                                            pool time with Rakel 

See you , 

Tessa <3    

ps: two weeks left :( 

                                        

short update

Moin, Moin ... 

so : 

WORLDS was amazing !!! It was held in Disney World in Olando, Florida.

There were cheerleaders everywhere :D Christie, Bri and me went to all the parks and enjoyed it a lot. 

We also watched the cheer competition and saw some amazing stuff !

This past weekend was Bris birthday on Friday and Brandons confirmation on sunday. 

I got to spend more time with my host-gradparents, aunts and cousins. 

see ya, 

Tessa

back to school ...

Moin, Moin ... 

hello everybody !!! 

Last time I wrote about the Hawaii trip ... that already feels like it was years ago... 

Since I´m back I went to school - of course :D It´s really okay, but also not necessary sometimes, for example when I have to take the STAR test, where I have to sit in the same room for five hours even if I´m already done and hungry :D and I don´t even get my score or know if I passed it or not. 

On the weekends I went to the movies, Divergent (really good), with Janet, Iris and Ashley..., I went shopping with my mom and sister and Rakel, last weekend I hung out with Janet and Ashley, we went cruising around in Ashleys golf kart and went shopping again .. ;) 

WE GOT A NEW PUPPY !!! to my natural mom: I´m so gonna get a pet when

 I´m back !!!!

This weekend I´m going with my mom and Bri to Worlds, a big cheer competition in Disneyworld for four days. Girls Time !!! <3 

Today I skyped with Finni, a friend of mine from Hamburg <3 it was really nice, but it also showed me that the leaving of my second home and my second family and all my Texan friends comes closer ... And like I said last time: I am not really excited about that ... My plan: enjoy the time I have here ! 

see ya, 

Tessa :) 

me, Janet and her sister Ximena

our new puppy <3 

me and Janet 

Ashley, me and Janet 

Ashley, Janet, Iris and me 

pictures from Hawaii

                                     ALOHA !!! our arrival in Hawaii 

                                                      beach in Hawaii 

                         view from the catamaran to Waikiki

                                      surfing at Waikiki Beach, with Anders from Denmark 

                             me and ELi from Austria 

                                             me, Eli and Andreas from Austria 

                                    me and Aruuke from Russia on our last day 

                             at the Luau, our last night in Hawaii

our group in Pearl Harbor in front of the USS Missouri 

Springbreak and Aloha Spirit !

Aloha Cousins ! 

.. how the Hawaiian people greet everybody. Everybody is family, Ohana. 

The week after Springbreak I was in Hawaii with a group of exchange students. 

It was awesome !!! 

Our group was huge, we were 101 students and five adults, I think. 

We did  a lot of fun stuff: surfing at Waikiki Beach, snorkeling and tanning at another beach. Its sooo pretty there , the water is clear blue and palm trees make it perfect. 

We also went to Pearl Harbor and the Polynesian Cultural Center, where we learned more about world and Hawaiian history, like the hula dance and how to play the ukulele. 

I found my twin, Eli from Austria, we honestly got asked if we are sisters :D and we already plan to see each other again ! Everybody made so good friends and we all want to go back ! 

I want that, too , but my host family is so awesome that I can´t even imagine to leave in June !! Its just like eight weeks until then and I´m already sad about that. Of course I will be happy to be back with my natural family and my boyfriend, but I will miss my Texan family so much ! 

 okay, Spring Break was really relaxed, I spent some time with Rakel and my mum, Bri and her friends, Brandon and his friends and me and Rakel went to Schlitterbahn, a waterpark in Galveston. It was a lot of fun, even if it wasn´t that warm. 

But today is a little warmer than german summer ;) its awesome, i love the weather here so much ! not a lot rain at all :D 

see ya, 

Tessa 

PS: Happy late Birthday to Peti! 

News from Cheer and Spring Break

Moin, Moin ...

it´s a long time since I wrote the last and my mum wants me to write more ;) 

SO, I had my second and last cheer competition and my team FEARLESS won !!! We are now National Champions ;) I already miss competing and the atmosphere of it... 

I´m still having tumbling classes, but team was really great and fun !

Right now, it´s Spring Break and I have really a good time ;)