We have reached the tenth day of being on the island Fuerteventura which means this vacation has come to an end. I have enjoyed my time here even though being on vacation made me miss my family more than ever. I have successfully burnt my whole body which means I have done good ... hopefully it turns into a tan. The weather was good for the most part however two of the days we're rainy and it was really windy which made it cold. We went to the beach a couple of days which was nice and relaxing but windy and the ocean was cold but not as cold as the pool at the house. I am too much of a princess to go into a pool that isn't heated. The boys loved it but did wear wetsuits hahaha.
To end our time here we went out to dinner to the boys favourite restaurant that I believe we went to five times. When dinner was over I asked the boys if I could get a picture with them pretending that they like me so I can send it to my family back home .... they didn't want to which meant I had to bribe them. I told them that they either have to sit next to me on the plane ride home or they take a picture with me. Dominic was into this deal and agreed .... Yannic wasn't so much.
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We played this game today called Skip Bo.It is a card game that was first introduced to me by Lucas and his family. They're all very good at .... especially his mom. Every time I would play with them I would always lose and to be honest I wasn't very good at. My losing streak has finally come to an end. Playing against Dominic and Yannic I won twice in a row. It is so much fun for me playing against little kids because I am actually winning at things. I mean the fact that they're younger then me really shouldn't matter ....
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Day three on this beautiful island and i'm definitely living the good life. Since we have a pool at the house the boys are occupied for most of the day which gives me most of the day to lie in the sun and read. This is the toughest job I have ever had ha ha ha.
Tonight we stayed in for dinner and I helped Ivetta prepare a spanish type dinner. It was a success and everything I touched tasted like gold ... i'm lying. After dinner there isn't much to do. We just sit and watch T.V which in German can be entertaining even if I don't know what's going on.
Tomorrow looks like it is going to be a beach day. The ocean is a bit to cold to go into so it looks like I will be lying in the sun which sounds good to me!
Talk to you soon.
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I have officially been in Germany for one month. What is a good way to celebrate ? I know, hop on a plane to the Canary Islands! I am really looking forward to this time with the family. The boys are very excited. Earlier today I came upstairs to find them blowing up these boats and running around the house in swim goggles ... I kind of wanted to join in. I don't think it matters what age you are when it comes to going on vacation it brings out the kid in everyone.
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When I was younger and made a picture to give to my mom or dad they would always say how beautiful it is.Dominic has been going crazy with drawing pictures and asking me to hang them up in his room .... up high so everyone who walks in can see them. When I look at the pictures my response is " Oh, these pictures are so great". I am actually thinking the opposite and that's when I realized all those years of me giving drawings to my parents they weren't being honest with me . I feel if your honest and say that the pictures are ugly it will help them in the future and their drawings will improve with time. If my parent's did this maybe I wouldn't be a 19 year who is literally incapable of making a stick man. I mean Dominic isn't the best drawer but he has time to get better with my honesty of course. Me on the other hand I am a lost cause.
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Yesterday I started working in grades 3/4 class. I am liking it so far because communicating in english is a lot easier than the grades 1/2. I enjoy switching classes because it gives me the opportunity to meet other students. I find grades 3/4 is where the drama begins for girls. In grades 1/2 it was always girls crying because of boys. Today it was two girls crying because one girl kicked another girl in the face and left a shoe mark on her face.
This afternoon the boys and I made crepes. Yannick made the batter and I helped him read the recipe in German which I found to be quit easy. The crepes turned out so I must have read everything correctly. The fact that Yannick may have helped me doesn't matter. Putting them to bed is always interesting. They are always coming up with some sort of song to sing about me in german so I never know if it is something nice or if they're making fun of me. My guess is they're making fun of me. The part that made me laugh was when Dominic asked me is i knew what "Ficken" meant in english well I think we can all take a wild guess!
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P.s I would also like to wish my wonderful father a very Happy Birthday! I love and miss you a lot.
Yesterday I went to an au pair meeting to hopefully meet some English speaking friends. I was very disappointed because mostly everyone who showed up spoke German or any language but English. We spent the day at a museum, we did a tour. The women who gave the tour only spoke in German which was the most boring two hours of my life. I don't speak German and trying to understand what she was saying was impossible. The two hours went by very very very very slow. My mission for the day was to get home by myself with out getting lost and I did it. It was very confusing but I found the train and got on it. I did make one phone call to see if I was headed in the right direction which I was so I gave myself a pat on the back.
Sunday turned out to be very fun. I met a girl from Poland. She is an au pair three minutes to where I am staying. We hung out all day and biked to the city centre. It was an hour bike ride to the city centre because we went slow and talked but if you go fast it should only take you about twenty - thirty minutes. I prefer biking because I am in control so if I get lost I can easily turn around. It is a good way to learn the streets and get comfortable with the area you're in. With the weather being so great I found it to be a perfect day!
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