Lauren

Friday (25.6.10)

Getting up in the morning gets a little bit harder ever day because there is so much to see and so much to do, that when I get to bed, I fall right asleep.  Today, I got up, had breakfast, and enjoyed another hot, sunny day. It was American day, so we had set up a PowerPoint about New Hampshire and one about Vermont earlier that week.  I was in the New Hampshire group, and we went during the first break.  I would call the presentation a success because people seemed interested, especially when we explained how to make maple syrup. After the presentation, I went to a double English lesson and tried my best to translate Shakespeare into an understandable form of writing.  Groups of German students acted out different scenes, and they did very well.  Then, Karen and I went for a run, which was made worse by the hot temperature and bright sun.  We ran for a half hour, then went home to get ready to go to Karen's grandparent's house to drop off her younger brother.  When we got there, we had coffee, or milk, and cake.  It was delicious, but I couldn't understand most of what her grandparents said because of their thick accents.  After meeting them, we went to the outlet mall to do some shopping.  After that, we went home to get ready to meet Julia and Karen's best friend.  Laura, for dinner.  We had a lot of fun at dinner, and I discovered my new favorite drink is Fanta, which tastes more like a more orange-y version of orangina.  Then, after dinner, we went and got some ice cream, chocolate and hazelnut for me, which was creamy and delicious.  By then, I was so tired that we dispersed, and Karen and I went home. I relaxed and then fell asleep quickly.  The day was very exciting and fun, but again, by the end, my eyes were drooping. It was definitely my bussiest day so far.