So, after much deep discussion of the pros and cons Der Deutscher and I decided to take the plunge. We're hosting an exchange student from Germany. From here on out we'll refer to her as Die Spielerin.
She's really into sports and, for those of you not the German know, Die Spielerin means The Sports Player. More or less.We only filled out the paperwork last weekend. Part of the host family application process is a background check. Gotta make sure we're not criminals or anything! =) That went in on Monday. Today, we got an e-mail with here itinerary -- she's arriving August 2nd!-- and us listed as her host parents. At which point we assumed we were official.
This evening we got an e-mail from her, as well.
This has put what was already a rush to get her room ready (it was a complete mess as the included picture makes obvious)
into overdrive. We've pretty much got everything figured out, now we've just got to buy the required supplies and get them put in place.This, while I'm still taking teaching classes, volunteering at our church's Vacation Bible School and trying to sneak at least a little bit of sleep in.
Why is it, no matter how hard I try, my life always turns into a circus?
Well, here's hoping all goes smoothly and Die Spielerin feels warmly welcomed into our family for the next year.
Now, I've gotta go finish my homework.
Nimitz' Lady
2 comments:
Those before-and-after photos are very impressive! Some hard work was done there. Hope all goes well, the year seems to be off to a good start all round.
It was a lot of work. But so worth it. All seems to be going well. Die Spielerin has been in school for three days now and has had no major language faux pas, yet.
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