Times they are -a - changing, well host families at least.
On Thursday I had my last dinner with the Rutti Family. Before dinner I presented the family with a huge photo collage I had made of my 5 moths living with them.
My last evening was really nice. The whole time i was there I really couldn't imagine being with any other family and it felt like i was not really going to be in another family on the weekend. I really felt at home withe Ruttis and they always made such an effort to make me feel at home. As i was sitting at the table I knew I would miss the Ruttis so much and it would be hard to change families..(and I don't just mean moving my 100 billion bags of stuff to the new house...I really have no idea how i have accumulated so much stuff. but I have)..So while I knew it would be hard in many ways to change families; to leave a familiar environment etc. I also knew that at the same time that with my new family I would have so many new possibles and new experiences.
On Friday after school was the time of family change. I was filled with so may emotions I didn't know what I felt. I was so excited and filled with so much energy..but at the same time i was scared, and also upset to be leaving the Rutti's. So will all of my emotions in town we packed all of my bags into the car. How they all fit is a miracle (I really had so much stuff....I was so shocked at how much stuff I collected in 5 months)
We then arrived at my new house, a beautiful wooden Swiss house ...just so lovely
We were then greeted by my new host parents 'The Meier's'; Ursi (the Mum, and Robi (the dad) and my host sister Eliane(my new host brother Mathias was in the shower).
We were then taken on a short drive down the road to visit my New host Dad's Factory ( a wooden hose building factory). We looked around this impressive factory and then went to visit the next important part of my host dad (and the family's) life .....the horses.
The horses are located in a Stable that the family own 2 minute form the factory (so 7 minutes from the house). The horses are so beautiful. I am so excited to have horses, they are a pet I never thought I would ever have. So having a whole stable full of them is totally awesome.
After looking a the horses we went back to the house to have a dinner with both of my families.
The dinner was so nice, it was lovely having both my females totterer talking and enjoying each others company.
While the parents continued to talk Elaine took Olivia, Benjamin and I gave us a tour of the house.The house is so beautiful and has all been built my my new host dad. It is all wooden and just stunning. We then took all of my bags and placed then in my new room.
After showing Elliane my scrap book ,that I have made of my year so far , it was time for the change over to sort of officially begin. The Ruttis said goodbye (after many a hug) and then they drove off back home.
The oddest feeling was standing looking at the Rutti's drive off and finally letting the whole situation sink in ....I am now a new family.
I then helped clear the table and then went up to bed ,this is because I had an early start the next morning(6am) as my new host parents and I were going on a bus trip with their riding club for the weekend.
My last evening was really nice. The whole time i was there I really couldn't imagine being with any other family and it felt like i was not really going to be in another family on the weekend. I really felt at home withe Ruttis and they always made such an effort to make me feel at home. As i was sitting at the table I knew I would miss the Ruttis so much and it would be hard to change families..(and I don't just mean moving my 100 billion bags of stuff to the new house...I really have no idea how i have accumulated so much stuff. but I have)..So while I knew it would be hard in many ways to change families; to leave a familiar environment etc. I also knew that at the same time that with my new family I would have so many new possibles and new experiences.
On Friday after school was the time of family change. I was filled with so may emotions I didn't know what I felt. I was so excited and filled with so much energy..but at the same time i was scared, and also upset to be leaving the Rutti's. So will all of my emotions in town we packed all of my bags into the car. How they all fit is a miracle (I really had so much stuff....I was so shocked at how much stuff I collected in 5 months)
We then arrived at my new house, a beautiful wooden Swiss house ...just so lovely
We were then greeted by my new host parents 'The Meier's'; Ursi (the Mum, and Robi (the dad) and my host sister Eliane(my new host brother Mathias was in the shower).
We were then taken on a short drive down the road to visit my New host Dad's Factory ( a wooden hose building factory). We looked around this impressive factory and then went to visit the next important part of my host dad (and the family's) life .....the horses.
The horses are located in a Stable that the family own 2 minute form the factory (so 7 minutes from the house). The horses are so beautiful. I am so excited to have horses, they are a pet I never thought I would ever have. So having a whole stable full of them is totally awesome.
After looking a the horses we went back to the house to have a dinner with both of my families.
The dinner was so nice, it was lovely having both my females totterer talking and enjoying each others company.
While the parents continued to talk Elaine took Olivia, Benjamin and I gave us a tour of the house.The house is so beautiful and has all been built my my new host dad. It is all wooden and just stunning. We then took all of my bags and placed then in my new room.
After showing Elliane my scrap book ,that I have made of my year so far , it was time for the change over to sort of officially begin. The Ruttis said goodbye (after many a hug) and then they drove off back home.
The oddest feeling was standing looking at the Rutti's drive off and finally letting the whole situation sink in ....I am now a new family.
I then helped clear the table and then went up to bed ,this is because I had an early start the next morning(6am) as my new host parents and I were going on a bus trip with their riding club for the weekend.
3 Comments:
I am looking forward to seeing photos of your new family and their home.....and you on a horse!!!!
Love Mum xxxx
Me too
Dad
you have to hurry up and get the photos of you on your horse....... jks... but plz end a photo of them... and the family of course.... have fun in france..... get a head shot of the horses... that is always the best...... they look sosososo cute..... didi you get a photo of you when you were on it???? well can't wit to see thr photos.....
LOVE THE BEST PERSON IN THE WHOLE WORLD,....... OLIVIA C-T
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