I moved in and there are so many new things happening at every moment that it is impossible to process it all. I have settled (a little) and am starting to meet all of the people who work here at the Mount. I live in a wonderful house (called Saint John's!) with a family. They have two children (ages 9 and 12) who will be attending school during the day but will be home at night. I have gotten along very nicely with the family so far. They all drink coffee which was a great relief to me. The other trainee in the house is a boy from Germany who is taking a gap year before he goes to University. (My use of the word 'college' instead of University has caused great confusion when I try to explain what I spent the last four years doing!) There are thirteen new trainees here including me but I am the only American. Eight of them are German, two are Chinese, two are Brazilian and one is from the UK a few hours north of here. Since so many of them are German, I hear a lot of German during the day. They laugh at me when I try to pronounce German words and I won absolutely no fans when I asked if they all liked Polka music and Immanuel Kant. Go figure! The language barrier is very fun at times and we are all having a great laugh about it.
Every time I try my hand at a little "Wie geht's" they all erupt into laughter.
So far it has been mostly learning and cleaning and a bit of fun. The grounds are incredible (pictures to come). The students come on Tuesday! I cannot wait to meet them. I have two girls in my charge who will be sharing a room next to me. There is a lot to learn and it is all coming very fast. I can hardly remember where to go for each of the classrooms and workshops I'll be working in.
Here's my new room, all to myself! Pictures of the outdoors to come....
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