Willkommen in meiner Welt

Gestern hat hier endlich auch die Schule begonnen. Das erste Mal in meinem ganzen Leben, hatte ich richtig Freude wieder zurück zur Schule zu gehen. Bevor die Schule aber begann, hatten wir ein Orientation Weekend in Madrid. Das ist so ein Zusammentreffen aller Inbounds (alle Austauschschüler die mit Rotary für dieses Jahr in Spanien sind) . Auch dort waren einige Rotex (Spanier welche ihr Austauschjahr schon hinter sich haben und wieder zurück sind), sowie alle Präsidente etc. Alles in allem war dieses Wochenende unglaublich toll, auch wenn wir insgesamt gefühlte 20 Stunden in einer grossen Aula hocken mussten, während die Präsidente die gleichen Reden hielten, die ich schon in der Schweiz etliche Male gehört habe und in 10facher Kopie auf Blatt habe. Aber ich habe viele sehr tolle Menschen kennengelernt und habe endlich meine 3 besten Freundinnen aus Amerika getroffen, mit denen ich zuvor seit über 5 Monaten auf WhatsApp sowie Skype Kontakt hatte. Wir haben natürlich auch viele Pins

Wow. 4 weeks ago, I stepped on to a plane, not knowing where I was gonna land. Of course I knew, that my flight was gonna land in Alicante, but I didn't know, where I, as a Person, was gonna land. I've been preparing for this experience ever since October 2016. In December I found out that I was going to Spain. ( to the quietening of my parents because my 2nd choice was Colombia ;) Ever since the day of the application I've been looking forward to my exchange. I imagined how it was gonna be like all the time. I planned everything in my head. But I never knew, that your most beautiful fantasies could be even more beautiful. That is what I experienced when I got here. I was overwhelmed by everything. I knew that I was going to Spain since December, but I didn't know what awaited me there. The feeling of being able to call this City, this Country my home, is a true privilege. I cannot even start to describe how much I love this country and everything it has to offer.

It has been more than 3 weeks now since my arrival here in Spain. I can't even explain how much I love this place and all the people I've already been able to meet. Of course there are times where I'm homesick. For example 3 days ago. It was the birthday party of one of my friends here and she invited a whole lot of people. At the beginning everything went smoothly but then suddenly things got worse. Everyone was getting really nervous and people started crying. There were a lot of reasons for this sudden change of mood. But anyways, basically in the end everyone was crying except for me. People seemed to have forgotten about me. I was sitting in the corner alone, not knowing what was going on. Everyone was talking in spanish and they were talking really fast. In this moment, all I wanted was to be home. Home in Switzerland where everyone spoke my language and everything. 2 girls came and sat with me and explained me what was going on. And suddenly my homesickness was gone

Hallo, mein Name ist Charlotte Stein und ich bin 15 Jahre alt. Ich komme aus der Schweiz, wohne aber für dieses Jahr in Cartagena, Spanien. Hier auf diesem Blog will ich meine Gedanken und Erlebnisse festhalten. Für mich und alle anderen die sie lesen wollen. :) Ich werde auf Deutsch und Englisch posten. Hi, my name is Charlotte Stein and I'm 15 years old. I'm from Switzerland but for the this year I will be living in Cartagena, Spain. On this blog, I want ot express my feelings and wirte down my thoughts and everything I get to experience over here. For me and everyone else who wants to read it :) I'm gonna post in German as well as in English. I hope you're having an amzing week Charlotte xx