With Love, from my Host Fam

I don't think I could've lucked out more. Staying with my host family has definitely been a very rewarding and full of fun experience. I don't really know how it happened, but one they drove me home from Macquarie and the next we were passing jokes at the dinner table. 

It's kind of hard to even explain. These people took me into their home and showered me with love like no one else ever has. They planned my wedding. And there was a running joke about all of the cultural immersion experiences I was getting by staying with them.

This is my little sister, Rosie. She's in Year 11. We had a great time together. She's pretty witty with the jokes and comments, you can't really get anything past her. She made me eat vegemite last night. It was actually good. I was astounded. Rosie is pretty serious about school. So much so that she goes to homework club! I told her we don't really have those in America, but if we did they would have shirts and officer positions. Her club doesn't have those. Rosie is pretty special because I let her see all of my big eyebrow pictures from when I was younger.

Here are my host parents, Kerrie and Keith. Keith is the head master of the junior college. They are truly wonderful people. Keith helped me with behaviour management tricks in the classroom and Kerrie made all my food! I would stay if I could. I really enjoyed getting to know Kerrie. I feel like I could talk to her about anything at all if I needed to. I just feel like I gelled in with the whole family so well. Keith would say something ridiculous and we'd all look at each other and start making jokes.

Isn't this adorable? These are the presents my host family gave to me this morning before I left for school. The card is very personalized with all of the jokes and memories we've had over the past 2.5 weeks. Like I said, I would definitely stay if I could.