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I can't believe it's still crummy weather. My lips are really chapped. I bought some lip balm but it didn't help.
I'm going to start (really start) biking to school on Monday. I finally learned the way I have to go.
Some AFS kids are going to hang out in Amsterdam tonight. I seriously considered going, but now I'd just rather stay home and work on my English homework so I can actually graduate American high school. I didn't have a totally fantastic time in Amsterdam last time I went, so I'd just as soon save some money, time, and a night in the cold to do something productive. Sounds pretty antisocial, I guess, but I just don't really feel like going anywhere. Plus, like I mentioned, it's not exactly good walking-around-the-city weather.
I was really happy after a conversation I had with my host dad last night. We had a guest over and she told me to clean up the kitchen, which I thought was kind of weird because, well, she doesn't live with me and I always help clean up after dinner anyways. When I said something to Matthias, he said to me:
M: Just don't listen to her.
E: Yeah.... I'm not going to.
M: Kind of like how you never listen to us, huh?
E: What?! I always listen to you!
M: Uh huh.
E: No really! I listen to you guys all the time, I always do what you tell me to do, I --
M: I know. To be honest, you are a fantastic host daughter.
E: Yayyyy!
I even got a hug from him, which is not a very Matthias thing to do.
M: Stop it with all the hugging! I'm not a natural hugger.
Good thing Carla likes hugs [almost] as much as I do.
Things are going well at my school. We played badminton yesterday, which was really fun. I gave a presentation (in English, upon request) about cities in America. A section of my Geography book was about them, so I gave a summary of that and then talked about my own experience living in LA. A lot of kids talk to me at school, too, which is nice. In two weeks the school is having a dance at some banquet hall. I'm planning on going. Here's hoping the dress I brought with me still fits...
I bought the most amazing puzzle ever. It's a 400 piece, circular one that looks like chow mein. You have NO idea how difficult it is. It all looks like noodles. I had finally picked out all the edge pieces, and even put a couple together, and then the cleaning lady put them all back in the box so she could vacuum. Zo is mijn leven.
I bought 3 new shirts. They are all men's shirts. I like shirts for men because they are so easy and so comfy.
I just watched something on Youtube about African grey parrots. Apparently they are pretty smart.
Yawn. I'm tired.
Well anyways, I guess I'll go work on my English homework now.
Tot ziens,
Emily