So, the US just lost the best game of ice hockey I have ever watched to Canada. I watched it with my host family. They were moderately interested, but the real excitement was in the Internet: Facebook was going CRAZY. I spent most of the game chatting with Kaya about the game, hockey in general, (Did you know you can't elbow another player, but you can charge into them at full speed and knock their feet out from under them? Strange but true.) and the respective merits of each other's countries. Her enthusiasm for the whole thing made what would have been for me a mediocre game into a fascinating one, and shows one of the best things about being a Rotary exchange student: With the whole world just a friend away, nothing can be distant or uninteresting anymore.
Hey! I am glad i found your blog, i've looked for a blog from Germany written by an exchange student. But first now i found one, yours.
ReplyDeleteI'm from Sweden and i'm also going to Germany as an exchangestudent so this is great!