Art & Architecture Trip - Day 24

Today was a very action-packed day, since we all were going to leave JGH to be with our Host families. After breakfast and room cleanout, we waited for our families to arrive. I was the very last person to be picked up (1200). We arrived at my host family's house and I was shown the room where I would stay. After putting all of my things away, I ate lunch: pasta at last!!! At 1500, Frau Johland took me into Bergisch Gladbach and we went shopping. I felt alone because I don't know very much German. She gave me a short tour of the area and we returned home at 1800. There, I met Herr Johland and his son, Stephan (he's about my age). We ate supper at 1900 and we talked for a long time at the table. I gave the Johland's the gifts I had brought from the US and then showed them Cape Cod - and other things of interest about America. At 2030, we left for a party at [a girl named] Sabina's house. I met Stephan's friends Philip and Sven. We stayed at the party until 0115. I talked with many German kids and played card games. I am beginning to like speaking German more and more. I hope after about a week, I can adjust to this language and hope to be able to understand more and speak more of it. This kind of atmosphere is quite beneficial to the cultivation and advancement of a person's language knowledge. Now that I am at my family's house, I realize how much I will miss the company of the other kids in the Art/Architecture Program... Gute Nacht!