Changed Families

Wow, it's been a while since my last post! But the months pass by way too quickly! In two days I'll have been here for four months! That's crazy. 

So today I changed host families! In my new house, I have internet, so I'll be able to post more regularly.  I'm currently multi-tasking and doing this while finding a place in my room for all my stuff.  While I was packing the last couple days, I realized I had more stuff than I thought I did.  But after Christmas more of the stuff will be gone as I give gifts to people.  I have two bags full of stuff just to give away!

Last night, my last night living with my first host family, they gave me a gift.  It was a little chain bracelet. That was too nice of them.  So I gave them their Christmas present a little early.  But it was really touching... and even more so when I left this morning! My host mom (I guess now former host mom?) and one of my sisters actually cried as I left. It was really unexpected and I didn't realise how much they actually loved and appreciated me.  It also took until my last week there to really realise how much I love and appreciate them too.  Sure I had a few things to complain about... but that's just part of what makes it like a real family! Like I love my family back home, but of course I'd get annoyed with them all the time - that doesn't really make me love them any less.  By the end of my stay with my first host family, I got really close with my youngest host sister.  Usually she'd come in my room and we'd just hang out or goof around and play fight. And they were also all writing a letter to my parents.  My host mom and Adeline were trying to write in English (I corrected my host mom's, but Adeline didn't want hers corrected), and Marie wrote in French.  My parents can understand a decent amount.  If not, one of my mom's best friends is a french teacher, so I'm sure they'll figure it out.

On Friday, I went shopping in Brussels with Autumn and Paloma.  I bought something to wear for the New Years' party I'll be going to, as well as a real warm winter coat and a nice huge warm scarf.  I also finally tried out the ice cream at the Homemade Australian Ice Cream place I see in all the big cities in this country, and it's SO GOOD! It was a good day.