I am in my second week and moved into my host family. I really miss my councilor´s family, I like them a lot. I am not so close with this family. The keyboard is Deutsch oriented and keeps messing me up! I dont get internet on my computer here so I must use the family computer. Today I went to an inbound meeting where I met all the other inbounds from the other countries, the majority is from Mexico and other Latin countries. There are also a lot from Brazil and den USA. My jacket is getting pretty full :)
I go to Rotary meetings for my host club (Bonn Muesemile) every other Tuesday. Every other Tuesday is night meetings, and the others are day meetings and I cannot make those, except on occasion, they also decided to raise my monthly allowance to 100€, that was very nice of them. :) I guess I made a good impression :)
A few things I have noticed: It is very diverse here. There are so many different cultures here. Also, I am much smaller than everyone. For example, when I sit on anything like a bench, chair, or toilet my feet can´t touch the floor. I also get mistaked for so many cultures here (as so I in the USA). The Europeans ask if I am Spainish or Italian and the inbounds ask if I am Mexican or Brazilian. AH! I get a few other guesses too.
I have two more weeks of Spracheschule (language school) and then real school at a private Christian school called Liebfrauenschule. :)

Week 1

So far I am living with my councilor Dr. Helmut Klippert and his family for a week before I move into my first host family's house. I like this family very much and I have experienced many things with them so far. I have a 15 yr old host brother and two host sisters 11 yr old and 9 yr old. Mats (my brother) and I get along very well. I have not met anyone but this family and a 17 other exchange students at my language camp, so he is my best friend so far. My host mother is wonderful and very nice too, and helps me a lot with everything. :)
Most of the other exchange students here are from Mexico, and we are all spread out in different towns. I think I am very lucky to be in Bonn/Cologne because I love it very much. So far I am learning German very fast (so they tell me). I must go to my language camp for 4 weeks, after the camp I will attend regular school.
The things I have done so far is; I have visited many monuments in Cologne, gotten my cell phone, bank account, been to a Rotary meeting at a German Winery, and I will get my visa tomorrow. My host brother and mother like to show me around the town.
At the Rotary meeting I met all of the Rotarians in my club, well all the members that were present. They all spoke English and were very classy. I felt very under dressed in my Rotary Blazer and jeans. They are all very nice and show much interest in me, which makes me feel Sehr Gute! :) I have only been here 4 days so there is not much more I can write for now! Tschuess!