If Chuck Norris was a king he would be Ben Wermeling!!

so today.. aside from ALL THE SNOW..
I got an incredible care package from BEN!!!!:)

In this amazing care package was:

• Bens favorite kroger cookies that I always give him
• 2 books: The Wild Sheep Chase and Sharpes Fortress by Bernard Cornwell
• a picture of Ben in his uniform:)
• BIG RED, hehe.
• a SUPER warm hat and scarf!!
• a puzzle ball ornament!! 
• a can of mixed nuts, muaha
•  

you da bomb Ben :)

SNOW!

gooooooose

on Saturday morning.. I saw a vendor with goose eggs..
so I took a picture.. he wasnt very happy! haha
they were soo cool though

Christmas Market!!

Tonight I went to the Mettmann Christmas Market with Leonie, Emily, Lore, Nico and Toby!! it was......really cool.. festive.. but ALSO VERY COLD! so we werent there long hahah but when we came back we decorated christmas ornaments.. so that was fun.. then I watched Juno with Emily and Lore!
pretty solid Sunday evening if I do say so myself :)

bahah do this

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/11/25/tsa-madcivlibs.html

Dear Sarah Palin,

why are you such an idiot?

strangggge

So last night I went to my friends 27th birthday..
they had snowball shots...
which was like an orange liquor, a baileys like alcohol, anddd tequila I think.. topped with whip cream.. it was interesting

but the most DISGUSTING thing was a this guy mixed beer and coffee... it tasted like really old or strong coffee blegh
I don't recommend it hahah

bahah

 Happy Black Friday Everyone..


ps- a girls host family goes to Black Friday every year in America.. this year they left her at home while htey went shopping in her homeland...something isnt right there hahaha
shes getting a new host family......

SNOW!!!

It snowed over night..
maybe less than a cm.. but its still snow..
WHICH MEANS......
it's going to be a long winter ladies and gents...
but that doesnt take away from the fact that I am currently listening to "Have yourself a very merry christmas" by Bing Crosby. hahah

Sophie

This is what Sophie has to say about Thanksgiving (my room mate from Language camp):

If only the Indians had given the Pilgrims donkey on
Thanksgiving. We'd all be getting some ass today, amirite?

Thanksgiving!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

So my Thanksgiving started when I woke up with a fever this morning. My alarm went off at 6:00 am.. adn normally I would get up.. however i woke up 45 minutes later this morning. I drearily got ready for school and grabbed my pumpkin bars for my English Class. The weather was pretty shitty today. A little bit of rain.. then some ice. English was my first class today. I found out right before class that not that many people EAT pumpkin or they just dont like it. So I didnt force them to eat it- but my English teacher did mauaha. Any way, they actually liked them and they were gone by the time I left school. My second class was Art.. and I started to feel so incredibly sick during art. I left after the break because I felt so bad, with the chills and all of that jazz. I came home and rested for a bit before heading to Dusseldorf. I got my Apple Pie Pumpkin Cake all packaged up for my German class and headed out. i got to dusseldorf (bomb threat free.. whew!) and foud out that my German Class had been canceled because there were a bunch of exams going on. This was absolutely fine by me because I went swimming for an hour. They enjoyed the cake though- I had promised them something because it was Thanksgiving. When I left the pool it was icing outside- that was fun. I came home and when Evy came home she had the package that dad had sent me that was being held hostage in the Customs office. They took it because my dad had written trinkets on the list of contents and they had no idea what the hell a trinket was haha. They had to confiscate my package and open it, no worries though I am just glad to have it! My momma also sent me a Thanksgiving Package :) I should go abroad more often.. bahah I keed.. maybe. I skyped with my mom, mimi, papa, caitlin and Amber for a little bit. They met the Pfisters.. so that was exciting!! I also helped Evy prepare stuffed bell peppers for dinner. They thoroughly enjoyed my Pumpkin pie after dinner... and we used the Thanksgiving napkins that my dad sent haha. After dinner I skyped with dad, emma and claire. That was entertaining. I talked to Claire for an hour after that... and that was good because we hadnt really talked in a while. So solid Thanksgiving!! apparently you can deep fry turkeys now in 30 min?? that's really gross.. what's next America? what is next?? so right now I am wrapped up in a blanket because it is insanely cold here.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING YALL!

a

Just give him a pillow

So last night when we were leaving my Chinese friends house.. she started to tell us about her dog in China.. and she was like yeah he's a virgin Schnauzer.. we were like well now Ling Zhu.. we arnen't playing truth or dare any more hahah
but then she started going on and on about how the dog is staying with her mom.. but the dog is still a virgin and Ling Zhu's mom says " just give him pillow.. " so the dog has fun with the pillow..
but then if the dog won't stop.. the mom is like nono stop.. you will die you do so much...
it's a lot funnier when she tells it hahaha

snow

it's supposed to snow later this week
im glad that sweaters are SO EXPENSIVE IN GERMANY!!!!!!
merrrrrrrrrrrrrr
i should learn to knit.

Sushi & Truth or Dare

Today after German Class..
I went to my Chinese friends house with my Japanese friend, British friend, Slovakian friend, and my Romanian/Australian friend to make sushi and have a girls night. We left class and took the train a few stops to my friends house. BTW this morning there was a bomb scare in the Dusseldorf HBT (on my platform.. damnit!!) any way.. we went to her apartment which was really cool and quaint. She taught us how to roll sushi...which is a lot harder than it looks I will tell ya! hahah then my Chinese friend had prepared some other Chinese dishes like chicken wings in coke(huh?) and then a cold dish that was tofu and fermented 100 yr old egg (a black egg..it's a delicacy in China and I couldnt stomach it when I was there.. bleeegh). After we finished eating we played... truth or dare.. but basically truth. It was so funny because most of these women are in their 30's-50's. It was a good time for sure!!
then on my train back to Mettmann there was a huge group of people with santa and reindeer hats.. singing german christmas carols hahaha

Do you have a rubber?!!

DONT FREAK OUT!
today in English class.. Miriam Bonn asked me if I had a rubber..
I paused.. almost laughed.. and then I remembered that a rubber means eraser..
bahah
no, Miriam I am sorry but I don't have a rubber..
real mature Sally..reeeeeeeeeal mature.

Selly

today a girl in my Spanish class wrote me a message on facebook..
and she spelled my name Selly..........
that's a first.

locked in the swimming pool

Yesterday Leonie and I went swimming in Mettmann
the way it works is that you pay a certain amount of money.. and you get a chip or a card.. and you use that to go through  the gates when you enter and then exit.
well when we were leaving.. Leonies bag got caught on the gate.. and I was about to go through so I said wait wait let me put my card in and ill go through with your bag.. hahah
well Leonie got a little excited when I put my card in.. so she dragged her bag through.. but I didnt make it so it locked
then we had to call the Swim director person to let me out hahaha
good tiiiiimeeesssss

Am bisschen Shoppin gehen!!!

Today I went to Wuppertal with Leonie to go shoe shopppping! I invited my Japanese friend, Misaki, to join us. She was SO excited to come!! her emails were so funny haha.. any way.. I picked up Misaki in Dusseldorf and then we went to Wuppertal!! I got two pairs of shoes for like a 100 euros.. so i did pretty well I think ahah considering I really needed shoes!!
any way.. after that Leonie had to be somewhere so Misaki and I went to the Dusseldorf Wiehnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market)
it was so cool.. and festive with TONS of people!! hahah it was a good day.. minus my stupid Haglunds deformity killing mehaha

anyway.. Misaki kept saying thank you and bowing.. she's goofy!! but ya gotttta love her

guten morgen!!!

This morning.. I woke up.. and literally wanted to rip out my throat hahah.. it hurt SO bad!! and i was sleeping with my mouth closed to I know that wasnt apart of it.
any way.. my first class wasnt until 9:55 so I went down town ..
on my way to the train station I saw the Turkish ladies that I met with Evy when I went to work with her one day. This was like 2 months ago that I met them. We recognized each other and stopped to talk for a minute. They actually remembered my name!!! haha I didnt remember theirs-hey give me a break.. I have a lot of names to remember! haha any way it was really cool that they remembered me.. and spoke in German

I am at a point now.. when I can speak it pretty fluidly.. it's just vocab.. and some grammar.. ive come quite a long way though..

then i got to school for my spanish class only to find out that my Spanish teacher was out.
a word about German Schools- you don't have substitute teachers.. haha so when your teacher isnt there.. you dont have class.... bad ass eh?

coffee.

I feel so old drinking coffee.. hahahahah
it's like when you get glasses for the first time and you feel so intellectual...
coffee+cinnamon+ a little bit of nutmeg=delicious.

whatd i do??

 Today Evy had to go to Frankfurt and wont be back until Saturday. I was loading the dishwasher when she called the house. She was speaking with Leonie who was in the kitchen with me when she suddenly handed me the phone. I said hello Evy!!! and she asked how I was and I replied. Then she said.. is there something good you should tell me??
I paused for a minute.. then thought oh shit what did I do? is there something I should know?? ahhaha
so I asked her.. uhhhh no... is there something?
she just wanted to make sure I had a good day
hahaahah
WHEW!!!! she didnt find my drug stash.. thank goddd
JUUUUUST kiddinnnggggg.. I keed I keed!

Dear Throat,

Please stop hurting so that I can resume my daily routine without wanting to remove you.
thanks, yours truly
Sally

limp arm.

Yesterday morning.. I guess I had been sleeping on my left arm..
but my alarm starts going off at like 6:30 or something.. and in my sleepy daze I was trying to grab it with my left arm;however, my left arm was completely limp from my sleeping on it. I was too tired and lazy to get my right arm.. so I struggled for a good couple of minutes.. hahaha
Im glad Im the only one who saw.............

Give the gift of water

I am giving my holiday season to give the gift of water. I have recently started a campaign.. where I have to raise $7000 in 92 days. All of the proceeds go to developing countries that need clean water.
if you would like to donatttte then follow the link the below!!!
Thank you :)
http://mycharitywater.org/skhchristmaswish

Welcome to my German class

Misaki(Japan)

Purvi (India)

Zuzana (Slovakia)

Lingzhu(China)

Mariana(Romania/Australia)

Gulab Jamon(Indian dessert that Purvi made)

Jucelia(Brazil)

Horea(Romania)

Jackie(England)

Myeong-Jin(Korea)

Kyeong-Cheol or Pak (Korea)

Justin (Canada)

Stichtag

So yesterday was Sunday.. I had my soccer game (at an unusual time...5 pm) we lost in the last 5 minutes.. but let's not talk about that hahah.. so right from my soccer game I went to the movies in Dusseldorf..where I met leonie and some friends.. we saw the movie Due Date.. but in German its called Stichtag..German movie theaters are ridiculous.. ahah you pick your seats when you get your ticket..and they are just huge. Only in a German theater can you buy beer as well. OH yeah and their popcorn isnt salty.. it's sweet... it was a pretty funny movie...
I would have never put Zack Galafanakis and Robert Downy Jr together...

Deutsch Klasse Heute!!!

Okay so today in German class.. we did an international day and learned other peoples languages. Everyone in my class is from a different country.. so we focused on learning each others languages. I also learned that when you are writing in Mandarin.. there is an order to how you write it. You can't just start drawing line and connecting them, apparently there are certain ones that have to be drawn first otherwise it wont be written correctly. I am also going to learn how to make Sushi next week.. AND my friend from India said she would teach me how to make some Indian Dishes. ALSO, I am going to get some Brazilian recipes. Two other things.. the guy playing soccer for Fortuna (yes the arrogant one..) was talking to me today about college and stuff.. and EVERY single college he would talk about it.. it was always focused around how hot the girls were. It had nothign to do with the academics or location, just the hot girls. So I said (in a serious tone.. btu obviously kidding) " Yeah oyu know.. that dictated my college choice too.. all about the girls." .. he didnt laugh.. maybe he didnt hear me. But he was dead set on going to a college wtih goodlooking girls.. basically he makes me sick. He sits next this guy from Romania and they get along I guess. Doing their stupid immature guy thing. Any way, the guy from Canada always messes with the Romanian guy. Tonight we had to ask someone in the room some sentence with a specific structure... and so he asked the guy "Do you want to get a beer?".. and the Romanian guy had already gone.. so he was annoyed that the Canadian guy purposely picked him.. so he responded with" I am sorry, but I am already married." it was great. you would have never expected it from him either hahaaha.

"My name is Sally "(in some of the languages I learned today)

• Chinese: 我叫莎莉
• Japanese:私の名前はサリーです
• Korean:내 이름은 샐리입니다
• Hindu:मेरा नाम सैली है
• Romanian:Numele meu este Sally
• Slovakian:Volám sa Sally
• French: Mon nom est Sally
• Portuguese: Meu nome é Sally
• Greek: Το όνομά μου είναι Sally

Berlin

Check out the travel page for my latest Berlin trip...

just close your eyes.

Tonight I was driving home from Berlin with Evy. It was raining and we were on the autobahn..and it was dark..
i thought that i saw some fog.. and so i asked if it was fog.. adn she said no just rain
then i realized that it was the rain from everyones tires because htey were all driving SO FAST.
I closed my eyes because it was honestly a scary as shit experience..

no shit?

Today Leonie and I were walking back to the train station when she said something ...I replied with "no shit??" and she said"yes, shit!"
hahaha it was great!

CRS

callie knows me all too well.. apart from being the absolute best friend in the entire world :)))) today started out to hectic.. I woke up at 6:50... took the train 2 hours from Frankfurt to Dusseldorf.. then BARELY made the train to Mettmann.. I went straight from there to my soccer game..but that's okay because I came home to an amazing care package from CALZONE!!!!!! what do we have hereeeee

1. People,Cosmopolitan, and Shape magazine!
2. PLAYDOH COOKIE MAKIN STATION!
3. 3 packs of big red.. oh god
4. 2 packs of GUMB BALLS.. oh how I miss wasting my quarters on gumb ball machines..:(
5. snickers, reeses, and starbursts!!!
6. FLANNEL PJ BOTTOMS!
7. 2 pairs of insanely, warm, fuzzy socks!:)
8. Ice Age 1&2 AND The Emperors new groove.. OH MAN!
9. A CD with a music update.. yeehaw :)
10. a lovely letter
11. supa cool signs/notes from her friends at school (Brenna and Lauren!)
12. and a BUCKEYE!!

LOVE YOU CALZONE!:)