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Christmas in Germany.

Wow. These past few days have been the best time of my whole time in Germany. So much as the last week has been amazing!

The only disappointing thing was that I didn't get a white Christmas, but that was OK. Because it snowed yesterday, on the second party day.

I have already told you all about the Christmas tree, yeah? Well, we did that again, the next day. It wasn't quite so bad though. I just ignored him and watched TV when I was bored.

That morning my mother called up. It was actually quite funny, because she always calls when we are eating breakfast. No matter how early or how late she calls. Always.
Anyway, as I was on the phone to her Oliver got the camera and filmed me, talking to my mum. Apparently I was rude to her, but I don't see how. I always talk to her like that. LOL. Not really.

We didn't eat very much lunch, because we were going to eat so much dinner.
We went, straight after, to a little play about the birth, the...what is it called? In the local church. I can tell you, the church is amazing. So beautiful.

After lunch we lazed around for a while, and then ate some cake and drunk coffee and tea. We waited for everyone else, and by the time our Uncle and Aunt (Norbert and Irmtraut) came it was late. I think it was dark actually.
They ate something, then we read out a little poem about Christmas and gave out the presents. Nina and I were allowed to do it, because we were the "Christkinder." It was so cool.
It took about....10 minutes or so. Then we got given peace to open our presents. I was actually surprised at how many things I was given, considering I am not even part of "the family."

Anyway, I gave:

Oliver and Dagmar- A concert with Nina, with the clarinet and guitar
Nina- Some hand written stuff, favourite sayings and things. Took a long time to translate them actually. these crazy things which I liberated from Margit.
Grandmother Margit- the two recipes she asked for, written out, and a keyring from Australia
Norbert- A bookmark
Irmtraut- Another keyring

I got:

Oliver and Dagmar- A fountain pen (everyone here uses them), John Lennon CD, pyjamas.
Nina- Hair ties, clips and a big clip.
Norbert and Irmtraut- Diary, socks, 10€
Grandmother- Three shirts, really cool! Chocolate

I also got some more a few days later.
Heidi and Dieter (pronounced Ditta)- ski gloves and an angel for protection.
Dagmar's sisters- chocolate and a movie pass from one, chocolate in a little porcelain container from the other.

Alot of stuff.
Nina got a certificate for a new guitar!! That was really cool!

We all hung aruond, ate dinner, which was fish (which I ate!!!!) and then drunk more and more.

At 11pm we went to a church service, for young people. NIna was up the front, helping out and Dagmar and I stayed in the audience. Oliver didn't want to come. (He had drinken alot!)
That took ages and after that we were home at about 1:40am.
We sat down to some nice coffee, talked alot and went in bed at about 2:30am.

I think I will leave this for another time. This was the 24th December, and I will be back shortly and post more about my last few days after dinner.



A big shout out to Emily, who is probably doing now what I was doing about 5 months ago. Lying in bed, stressing about so many things. Luggage. Family. The Plane Flight. Normal stuff.
Don't worry about it Emily, I know you will be fine. You can do it. And I love you. Hopefully we might see each other soon.
I am so proud of you.

Some advice.
1. Don't hold back. Talk Dutch, speak to friends in the school.
2. Ask your friends in your class if they want to do something.
3. Don't be too sacred to do anything. Everything will turn out alright.
4. Don't pass up any opportunity. Everything that you miss out on, will never come back again. Don't say no to anything. Do be a yes person!!! :P