Die Kolibri Geschichte

I am a terrible blogger. Really, really terrible haha. Just wanted to start off with that ;). I really should be writing more but lately, I haven't seen my life as an exchange. I've been seeing it through a person who lives in Germany, a person who loves their family and goes to school, striving for passing grades. I no longer really see myself as an exchange student, rather a part of this other world I entered and so it's hard remembering to blog my everyday life ;). I will definitely TRY(keyword) to write a little more often so that you all know what i've been doing but for now I want to share a story with you. I heard this story during a presentation at my Rotary Club last Tuesday from a man from Ghana and I found the story really amazing and something I wanted to share. So, here it is "Die Kolibri Geschichte/ The humingbird story".

One day there was a forest fire. All of the animals in the forest panicked and fled, as their natural instincts tell them to. However, a little humingbird flew as fast as he could to the lake and picked up on single drop of water in his beak and flew back to the fire, pouring the tiny dropplet into the fire. The other animals ask him, "Are you crazy? We need to get out of here! There's nothing you can do!" but the humingbird simply says to them "I do what I can." The other animals thought about this for a second and then ran to the water, bringing back what they could carry. The fire was put out.

"I do what I can"

It makes a big difference. We all just have to work together.

Rotary Youth Exchange 2011-2012 <3

Today, I'm switching host families for the first time. I'm a little sad leaving my family but I know that no matter what, nothing will change the fact that they will forever remain my family, and I now have the opportunity to become a part of another family. I'm excited and ready for the unknown and any challenge that might be thrown.

Ich komme aus USA aber ich bin keine Amerikanerin. Ich bin doch ein Mensch, wie alle.