XXXIII. The sense of normality

   I'd like to keep this post short and sweet, and I'll do a quick sum up of the last week.
   For two days it began to really feel like spring, and lots of the snow melted, but then it got cold again, and right now it's snowing, so obviously winter is still fighting hard.
   I went to school like normal and tried my best on the Biology test. I also planned a movie night with the girls from my class, so they came over last night, and we had a blast. It was really awesome that I could get almost all of them together just to hang out. They are all really sweet; they brought me a present and offered to help clean up afterwards, which honestly really surprised me.

Some of the girls at our movie night!

XXXII. Back to the norm

   This first week of school after vacation held several pleasant surprises and a couple unpleasant surprises.
   Pleasant Surprise #1: My school schedule was slightly changed, so now Monday is not quite so wonderful as before, but Friday is now going to a whole lot better. My violin lesson was moved from Friday to Monday, and now I only have one period of Chemistry on Friday instead of two, so I can actually get home before 5:00. Super excited!
   Pleasant Surprise #2: The reason why my violin lesson was moved was because my teacher had a baby (which is just awesome in itself), so obviously I have a new teacher for the next couple months, and I was kind of scared that I wouldn't like him (as most substitute teachers seem to be not so great), but I actually think he will be a really good teacher, and I will enjoy learning more from him.

XXXI. Skiing like a pro

   Last week my host family took me to the Alps to go skiing. I had never skied before, so that was really an adventure. There was lots of snow there already when we arrived at the cabin, and the view in the mountains was just beautiful. Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures of me skiing with my camera because I was afraid I might break it, but here are some pics of what it looked like from the cabin.