HOST FAMILY!!!!!

Remember how I wrote that my school needed to write some info on my math ed for a school in the US? well it worked because at noon last Friday My Education called me and said that I had gotten a host family!!!!

I am going to Salida, Colorado! It's a small town with about 5,500 citizens. The school is called Salida High School and has about 350 students, so it's not very big either. From what I've read, it seems like Salida has a great sense of community, and that is something I have hoped to experience. I am also really happy that the school doesn't have like 3000 students, because this way I won't just be another kid in the crowd ;D
The nature in Salida is absolutely beautiful, and I predict many photos of it ;D 

the high school

My host family consists of mom Christi, dad Jeff and their two daughters Riley and Audrey. Riley is 6 and Audrey is 4, so I am going get 2 new little sisters ;D Christi works as a teacher and Jeff is a head mechanic. They have 3 cats, fish and chickens. They seem to be a bit more outdoorsy than me, but that probably won't hurt me ;D

I talked to Christi on the phone last Saturday. I was really nervous when I called them, but I didn't need to be. Christi sounded really nice and excited to hear from me. She said that they were all looking forward to see me, and then she asked some questions about whether or not I was okay with younger sibling, a small town etc. which I have absolutely no problem with (I have small siblings myself) She also said that they were planning a vacation to Maine in August, and asked if I wanted to come, which I of course said yes to ;D

overall I had a really good weekend, and it is nice to finally have an answer to questions such as "where are you going", "when are you going" and "Who is you hostfamily". I don't have the date for my flight yet, but school starts August 19th, so somewhere around that date. It was also really nice talking to Christi, it made me a lot less nervous, and now I am just excited! ;D

- Malene XD

A year ago today

2 days ago it was a year since I went to the USA for the first time! I was in NY and Orlando with my mom, and it was soo great... I can't wait to experience more of that country!
Today it is a year ago since I met Nick Jonas in NY, and since I am a huge fan, I think that deserves a little notion on here ;D

- Malene

Host Family?

So yesterday I was looking on World Heritage site trying to find myself again, but this time I couldn't find myself under the tags I could before. The weird thing was that the other girls who were on the tag, were still there, so I started wondering if it meant something. And I guess I was right!

Today My Education called me and said that there was a family who wanted me, but the school wanted to know what kind of math education I had. In the USA they split it up, but in Denmark we have it all in one class, so I guess they need to know that I've had the kind they offer? or I don't know why, but Marianne from My Education said, they needed a written statement from my school saying which kind of math I've had.

I've just called my school, and they can have the statement ready on Friday, and now I am just hoping that everything goes okay, because if it does, then I think I have a family!!! I haven't gotten any info on them, World Heritage just wrote that they needed the statement... I am sooo excited and nervous, and hopefully there will be a new post with same title minus the ? very soon!

Until next time ;D
-Malene

A fitting picture ;D

Saw this picture and thought I'd share it ;D

Update

Some time ago I took the dreaded SLEP-test, and I can tell you; it is not that bad. It was actually really easy, and nothing compared to the danish afgangs prøve ting ;D I also got the results and I (thankfully, since I thought it was very easy) did very well. The highest score you can get is 67 and I got 66, so I feel good about it. 

I should have gotten my polio and some-other-weird-word-I-don't-remember vaccination today, but since I'm sick (:'C) we had to postpone... Again. So instead I decided to do a bit more research on World Heritage, and I went to heir website. They have a page where you can see a sort of preview version of the exchange students letter and I found myself! ;D It was a bit weird to see it on a website like that, but still pretty exciting to know that people can find me, and choose me ;D I can't wait till someone picks me, I am not very patient with these things.

I am also busy doing research on Denmark, so I can answer all the questions I am likely to get about my country ;D

-Malene ;D

p.s. Just saw that the headline was the same as the last one... hmm.. something tells me I am not very good at making these things up ;D

Update!!!

We have now entered the new year, and I thinks it's time for an update. Somewhere around the December 17th I sent my final application to My Education. As mentioned before it consisted of a letter about myself (I am telling you, that was a lot harder to keep it under 2 pages than I thought) a lot of contracts to sign, a doctor statement and a photo collage. It took me longer than I had thought, especially because it had to be sent in both email and snail mail. When we had sent it I got a confirmation, and they said that I would hear more after the new year.

We did and they told us that they needed more signatures from my doctor, and that I had forgotten to sign two places. My doctor said that the vaccination they wanted me to have, isn't one you normally get in Denmark, so I had to talk to some travel-thingy to get it. My Education also told me that they would send the rest of the papers to America, so that they could start looking for a family for me. I have also gotten 2 out of three shots for the Hepatitis A/B.. The first one wasn't a double and it hurt really bad! but the second didn't hurt that much. That's what has happened so far ;D

On another note, I have been watching FRIENDS and I tried Chandler's 50 states game. I could remember 32 states (I didn't time it like they did) Maybe I should brush up in American geographic before I leave ;D

- Malene ;D



Final application ;D

                                          (Random life quote ;D)

Now I've gotten the directions for my final application in an email. I have to write a letter to my host family, make a photo collage, get teacher recommendations, loads of vaccinations and sign a lot of papers. I also have to take a new picture because you have to be smiling with your teeth, and you can't have bare shoulders. I have until the 14th of December to finish it, so I better get started ;D When I am done with writing/signing/getting/making all of it , My Education will check it and then send it to America ;D I can't wait to send it, so the people in the US can start looking for a family. It all seems more and more real, the more I get done.... I can't wait! I've also tried to make a countdown to the last day of school, but so far it hasn't worked. I think there is about 187 days left ;D

'till next time
-Malene xoxo

P.s. If anybody is reading this (exchange students/People I know/People I don't know) it would be really great if you left a comment ;D