First Contact

So I emailed my host family this week and they sent a nice letter back. The seem really nice and I can't wait to meet them.
The father is a plantbreeder, the mother is a nurse and a masseuse, the son is 15 and plays soccer, and the daughter is 12 and she plays clarinet too!
The town I'll be in is called Ven-Zelderheide and it right on the border with Germany. The population is around 800 so I'll be going to school in another town called Boxmeer which is 9 miles away. That also means I'll be riding my bike 18 miles a day!

I'm hoping I'll get to go to Germany a bunch because I will be literally 2,000 feet away!

HOST FAMILY!!!!!

I can't believe it! I got my host family!!!!  It's a mother, father, son, and daughter both younger than me. Although the son is 15 too.
They live in the south, and the area is called Limburg. And the town (of 800 people!!!!) is right on the border of Germany.
I'm so excited!
I'm wondering if I should email them, or just wait for them to contact me....

Updates

So I haven't made a post lately so I thought I would now with all of the new updates (the few I know of).
First off, FUNDRAISING! It has been going great, I think so far with all the donations the grand total is about $1,825!!!!! My goal is 2,000 and with my own money I have much more than that! I'm so grateful for everyone that contributed, I plan to send out Thank You's in the near future. So count on those!

Also I had a really big meeting last Saturday. It was alot of fun and I got to meet everyone that is going abroad next year in Houston plus some exchangers spending their year here in the US. There are only five of us, that are going for a year; one to France, one to Norway, two to China, and me!

Other than that I have 8 school days left and finals next week then schools out!!! I'm very excited, but I have so much to do this summer.

I'm also trying to be VERY patient, about my impending placement. I hope I find out where I'll be soon...

Tot ziens!!!!!!