It has been a while since I have written and so much has happened. We have moved to Wittlich, Germany and it has been an adventure to say the least. The kids are all attending German schools and doing great. Of course the biggest adjustment was for Elizabeth who started third grade. We were a bit worried to just throw her into a German school but it has been wonderful and she comes home everyday with a huge smile. We are learning that the schools here are very different then in the states. There is much more hands on fun learning and so far NO testing. She is in an extra German class and picking up the language very well. She just came home the other day and gave me a lesson on numbers in German.
We have been very lucky to do some traveling before Andrew starts having to travel for work. The first TDY happens in a week. :( But I am thankful for all that we have seen and the memories that we have made as a family. I will be catching up and posting pictures of our adventures so far. But will try to keep up on things as they happen now that we have internet again. Germany is very funny about internet. Only a certain number of people can have internet in a village and not all places are set up to have internet. Luckily we are in a bigger city, but it took a while before we could connect because the line was still tied up to the previous tenants. It definitely is not as easy as in the states to just call and connect or disconnect. There are many loops to go through and rules to follow. However now that we are connected I am excited to document our adventures here.
The biggest change and unexpected happenings for us is our living situation. We really were thinking we would find a house in the country and the kids would be able to continue there love for nature and run free. Instead we found a house that is smack in the middle of a small city. We live above a photo shop right next to buildings on both sides. The kids HATE having to learn to be quiet during business hours. It isn't so bad now that they are in school, but before school started it was tough. Luckily there is an awesome city park that we walk to and the kids can go play and get energy out. Elizabeth loves being in the city and being able to walk to anything. For the first few weeks she would just go on and on about how wonderful it was and say it was a wonderland. She has had her moments where she misses being about to just go play outside. She has always talked about wanting to live on a farm so this has been a bit different then what we expected.
More to come on our adventures in Germany.
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