My first few days...

I have created this blog after seeing tyhe many questions I have been asked in only the past few days!
I feel as if I have been in Switzerland much longer than three days, because I have already done so much. So, I will start with:

 House and Family!

I arrived in Zurich airport at 10:45am Swiss time (4:45am Canada time) and found my way through the airport.  I successfully got my millions of bags, and followed the exit signs, hoping to God that there would be someone to pick me up.  My host mom- Barbara, and host-sister Daria were first row of the crowd waiting for arrivals.  They had a rose for me and a huge sign welcoming me to Switzerland.  It wass truly amazing to feel aready welcome and part of a family.  I boarded my first train and tyhey laughed aty how amazed I was by the whole airport.  There was a clock counting down each second until the train would come, always exact.  We took two trains and a bus to my town Untersiggenthal, and walked a short distance to our house.  While walking the five minutes I saw the church, some cows, some chickens, apartment buildings, corn fields and houses, all close together in a weird mixture.  Everything is beautiful.  The apartments are mostly while, orange and yellow, and the houses all remend me of gingerbread houses haha.  My house is a duplex, and is beautiful on the inside. Many plants, flowers, colourful chairs, and beautiful art everywhere.  My room is big, with an entire empty closet (now totally filled) and a drawing desk.  My bed is on the floor, which is weird, but strangely nice.  I often wake up halfway onto the floor, but i will get used to that i'm sure! Our backyard is like one big garden, with a small river flowing through it.  It is very peaceful and looks out over the hill across the biggest river in Untersiggenthal.  I ate dinner with our neighbours (my "cousins") who are 7 and 10 I believe and are adopted from Ethiopia.  I think they are the most beautiful children i have ever seen.  They do not speak english, and so it was fun to play with them and try to understand. 


Food!
My family here is very health conscious, and also completely organic and vegetarian.  This does not bother me at all so far, they even bought me ham to put on our pizza! I have found that food is VERY different! For Breakfast i have a hot mix of different grains, nutts, dried, and fresh fruit, its pretty good, but you always need a major toothbrushing afterwards.  For lunch, everything in all of the towns closes.  Shops are all closed for one to two hours, and so many people come home for lunch.  It is when we cook our biggest meal.  We had spaghetti the first day, and pizza the second two, all homemade and delicious.  Dinner was the most surprising of all... we eat dessert almost every night! We have had an apple tart, a plumb crumble, and a pie.  We also have a little bread and cheese with it.  I find it very strange, but easy to get used to.  I eat lots of cheese, it is absolutely fabulous.  When my exchange student Julie lived with me she used to say "dix kilo!"...exchange weight.  With all this cheese i deserve it. 

School:
The school here is very different! There are many manditory classes, and the schedule is somewhat crazy! But, my schedule looks kinda like this:

Monday: Physics from 10:50-12:30     
               Lunch from 12:30-1:55
               English from 1:55-2:40
               Math from 2:40-3:35

Tuesday: German from 8-8:45
                Sports from 8:55-10:35
                Individual Singing Class from 10:50-11:35
               Lunch from 11:35-1:55

hmmm, i can't figure out many other course codes
BUT important things:
no school on thursday afternoons, yay!
first week break is the first of october
i have an arts class
my school has a vinyard
there are other exchange students in my school

i serioiusly hope i rock my english class

Last things to say:
So this place is pretty much amazing, my host parents have taken SO much time with me to show me everything they can.  We bike everywhere which might help with my dix kilo! I played piano and sang with my host dad tonight for over an hour and it was absolutley wonderful.  I forgot how much i loved music until coming here.  I miss my family and friends already, which scares me a lot, but i know i will get through. Many pictures and letters are in my room which bring me home when i feel i need it.  I am running in a race in two weeks i think, so it might be good if i practiceed a few times, but i am not worried.  I am just doing anything and everything, learning history, geography, culture, and language- loving every minute of it.  Jet lag is not bad anymore, yet just being here is exhausting to take in so many things.  Goodnight Canada for tonight, let me know if you have any questions, and I will answer them for all!

Love and miss you <3