A Week To Go

With only a few days to go, I realize that I am really ready to go, but also not so ready to go. I know that it is all set in stone, but I am a little nervous, and I have learned that I will be for a while. But I am very ready to go. Ready to make a name for myself, and start out on my journey of adventure, and creating better goodwill and friendship among the world's nations.

What Will I Miss The Most

As departure day nears people always ask me, what are you going to miss the most? My response, obviously my family, my friends, and american food, but there are some odd things I am going to miss, such as wyoming weather and wind, I know weird right, how about the simplicity of everything everything in Wyoming, or the fact that we have it easier off, yes true I will miss some weird things, but the truth is, I am going to miss Wyoming itself, and everything in it, or a part of it, It's in my blood, I can travel all the way around the world, but I will always come back. But Bring on the challenge, I know its knocking at the door, but I can't answer it until the 8 of August.

Fly Out Time

As I near my departure date I figured I would let you all know that I will be flying out of Casper August 8th, 2011, and I will land In Bremen, Germany August 9th, 2011.Just so everyone knows. Hope to seee you before I leave.

Less than 50......

With summer here, we all have plans to go to the lake, camp and chill, but for me I am spending it up at the mountains working as a camp cousnelor up at HR/Wyoming Wilderness Camp. That is, until August 5th, where I have to make the last few days count. All because I fly out August 8th. I will be flying out of Casper where I will land in Salt Lake City, and from there I fly to Paris, and then from Paris, I fly to Bremen where I will be spending a year with the Rotary Club of Syke

My First Host Family

I heard from my first host family on Friday May 20th, 2011. Found out that I will be living just outside of Syke in a small village called Gessel. It is about 2.5 miles from Syke, so I get to ride a bike to school (I am going to be in shape when I come home). My host dad Klaus is a patent, trademark, and design  attorney, while my Host mom Annegret is a teacher at the local university. She teaches german, mathematics, and science. They have three sons. The oldest  Cord-Christian is 21 and is studying Law/Langauges  mainly spanish and english. He was a rotary exchange student and went to Mexico. There next son Michael is 19, and will help me the first few months I am in Germany. He was also a Rotary Exchange Student, but he went to Brazil.  Michael is planning to go to college for Electrical engineering. He starts college in fall. There youngest son Vinzenz is my exchange brother. He is going to Brazil, and is leaving in July.  In there family they have a large garden (woot) and a small dog named Racka. They also have birds and fish.  So it sounds like my family is a very interesting one. I am sooo excited to go to Germany.

Syke Germany

Hey everyone, I just wanted to let you all know, that I will be living in Syke Germany. The city is near Bremen, and Hamburg, it is also very close to Denmark. So I won't be a hobo in Germany. YAY

District 5440 Confrence.

After a weekend full of stuff from setting up Thursday to a banquet on Saturday. To painting a house, and raising enough money to buy five shelter boxes. This weekend will be one weekend I will always remember. Getting together with fellow Rotarians, Inbound Students, and some Outbound Students, this weekend will be one that I always remember. Thank you for the amazing weekend. Good luck to all of our students, Inbound and Outbound, and remember the lessons this week. This may be a great year now, but when you look back, you will see it just a jumping block, Be yourself, Have fun. Make good decisions. And always remember the good times.