1. I've made it through the process of applying for my semester abroad (only took about four months)
2. I've been accepted by AFS-USA and AFS-Germany
3. I have been placed with a host family! (yay & more on this below)
4. I've received my travel information
These past few months have gotten me more and more excited for what's to come. The biggest news was finding out about my host family. At first, the only information I was given were the names of my host parents, their emails, and their home address. Oh- at this same time I found out what school I'll be attending. The website makes it look amazing- a cool old building with a modern, German-looking inside. Anyway, back to my family. I was pretty nervous because I thought I was going into a family with no kids. However, a few weeks later I received an email with more information on my family. I was very happy to find out that I will have a sister and a brother! Here is my family, the Stutos-
Host mother: Kerstin
Host father: Alfio
Host sister: Chiara (16)
Host brother: Luca (12)
Dog: Vito
I've added Chiara and Luca on Facebook. Chiara and I have been talking a lot, which is getting me so excited to meet her and the family!
More recently, I've received my travel information. I will arrive in Washington DC on September 8th, and leave the next day for Frankfurt. We have our big orientation before we leave DC.
My AFS luggage tags came in the mail the other day! Now I'll have to start thinking about packing...
