Hallo alle
So I’ve been in Germany for three months now and a lot of things have been happening. Time is flying and I’ve been so busy. But first I just want to say thank you to my friends at HJG for making me feel very welcomed and comfortable. You guys are unbelievable.
So I received some questions from some English students and ill try and answer some of them as best as I can.

Differences between German food and Australian food?

Breakfast (Frühstück) in Australia usually is cereals, toast and fruit. A bigger cooked breakfast on the weekends with bacon, egg, mushroom, baked beans, sausages, tomatoes, toast. A popular breakfast food in Australia is Vegemite that you have on toast. Frühstück in Germany is usually bread, toast, bread rolls with, marmalade or honey, meats, chesses eggs, and strong coffee or tea.

The evening meal (Abendessen) is the main meal of the day for Australians. Common dishes would be roast meat and vegetables, pasta, pizza, casseroles, barbecue, vegetables, salad, soup and stir-fries. In Germany Mittagessen is the main meal of the day and you eat so much potatoes. And Abendessen is very similar to Frühstück wich breads.

Iconic Australian food is Vegemite, (I love vegemite) Macadamia nuts, Violet Crumble, a honeycomb chocolate bar; Cherry Ripe; Jaffas (chocolate with an orange-flavoured confectionery shell), Tim Tams (a chocolate biscuit), Fairy bread, Lamingtons, Weet-Bix, ANZAC biscuits and the pavlova. I don’t eat kangaroo meat.
Which animals live in Australia?
Dingo, kangaroo, platypus, echidna, frilled  neck lizard, koala, wombat, snakes, Tasmanian devil, bilby and wallaby.
Favourite TV shows?
Gossip girl, one tree hill, Australia’s next top model, Skins, Gilmore girls, how I meet your mother and Greek.
What are popular sports in Australia?
Australian rules football, basketball, cricket, golf, netball, rugby league, swimming and tennis. I play netball on the weekends.
Why did you decide to be an exchange student?
I wanted to experience a new culture and speak a new language. I like to try new things so experiencing different foods, studying different subjects and enjoying a new way of living. I wanted to teach people in Germany about Australia. I wanted to develop a lifetime of international friendships.
Favourite music?
I like rock and alternative. Some bands I like Temper Trap, powderfinger, The Kooks, jack Johnson, foo fighters, the script, the academy is, owl city.

I had my rotary orientation weekend, where I was able to meet the other students in my district. They are from many different countries such as USA, Canada, Brazil, Ecuador and New Zealand just to name a few. When I first arrived it was a little daunting but then straight away I felt part of this huge family, we were making jokes and laughing. I already have so many nicknames sea shell, muschel and many more. We went bowling that was so much fun, there was loud music and crazy lights.

Hey hope everyone is going good ?, I Spent Easter with my host family we went to Lorilie rock where there was a middle age festival. We did axe throwing and bow and arrow shotting. It was so cute everyone got dressed up sung songs and danced. Then on the Monday we went rock climbing about a two-hour hike up the mountain, it was so steep. But so exhilarating when you complete a difficult part and the view from the top of the Rhine River was amazing.

I travelled to Bonn with my Rotary club to look at the history museum. It was very interesting to learn more about Germany’s history. Also I got to meet the other Rotarians family. And made so new friends with their children. Then went back to school after two weeks off, everyone is still as wonderful and friendly as before. I’m enjoying school very much because just being there lets me communicate with people close to my age and we always have a good time.

On last day with my first host family we went to Koln and visited the Cologne Cathedral. 900 and something steps later in these tiny walkways we were at the top and could see the whole city of Koln. My camera was well used that day. Half way up there is these medieval balls, they are so huge and we were lucky enough to hear them ring. Then we walked along the Rhine down to the chocolate museum. I tasted chocolate from their famous chocolate fountain. It was very interesting to see the process from start to the finish product ?. But the best part was the chocolate shop yum yum.  

Last weekend I moved to my second host family. Family NolI, have two brothers and one sister but they are all old and have moved out. I get to see them on the weekend. The last three days I have been in Oxford England with my Rotary club. My Rotary club has a partner club Oxford North and unbelievable we had good sunny weather while we were there. We were able to stay with Rotarians in their beautiful houses. The flight was one hour, it was so unbelievable for me to imagine travelling to another country in that amount of time. We went in to an observatory and a museum, very informative and in English ?. We also just walked around the collages and streets of oxford. There are so many people and so much to see. The trip was so fast and busy I could have stayed there a few more days.

Frohe Ostern (Happy Easter) The family has started to prepare for Easter, there are so many rabbits and eggs all through my village. I went and visited my fourth host family and we painted/dyed about four dozen eggs and decorated them with stickers. It was so much fun in the end our fingers were bright blues and greens ?. We also baked cakes in the shape of a lamb very cute and iced it and then ate it, very yum.