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Last week

Hello friends

How are you? How is school going? I miss you, but will be back soon.

We are now back at my cousins place and we have just 2 more days here in Germany. Time run past so quickly.
We had a wonderful time at the "Ostsee" (East Sea) in the top of east Germany.
The weather has been so great and the water had just about 18 degrees. No problem for us children, but to cold for the parents. We did a lot of cool things and I will always remember our time. I had also another 2 days in Berlin with my grandma. Just love her and will miss her very much. When we had to say goodbye yesterday, she had some tears in her eyes, and I almost too. But we had a great time and I hope I can see her again next year.

I have attached some pictures so you can see how I am and the places I have seen.

See you all next week

Jan

12 more days

Hi friends

today we go on a holiday, all together. My cousin and his family and we.  We decided not to take any computer or mobile phones for this week and thats why you will not hear from me in the next days. I will be in touch next week and hope you have a nice week too.

jan

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Thanks friends for all of your comments. The most important question, no, i don't have to go to school. As it is the end of the school year here in Germany, they have to write a lot of tests end exams. So, no point for me to join them. But my mum bought me a special pen yesterday, and now I do writing every day. Thats what i promised her. I also learn to read and write in german, my auntie and mum help me with that.

The Autobahn is so crazy, looking forward to our trip to the east sea to see that again. When a'm back, I show you some pictures.

Today we are going to see some other good friends and i feel happy to see them all again. Its like we saw them just last week.

what a last week

Hi friends
Now you are back at school and a'm sure there is lots you will talk about. I miss you all,  but still happy to be with my family.
After a few days being in Berlin we are now back at my cousins place. We had lots of fun in Berlin and because I have never been there before, there was a lot to explorer. For example a big swimming pool with 2 slides and lots of pools, great fun. Another day we hoped the whole day from the underground train into the city train, on a bus and so on. Great fun to go on a double decker bus, don't actually know the right english word for those buses. I was sitting above the bus driver. Because my grand ma could take a couple of days off, we didn't travel on that fast train again. instead of we had another race on the "Autobahn", its like  a highway but often you can drive as fast a you can, with no limits. Sometimes their can  even up to 4 cars drive next to each other. That is so crazy.
Did I tell you, that my mum is now the one who is sick? First it was me, than my sister Maya and now mum.

Today I went to a big stadium to watch my cousin who took part in a sport competition. He did well and became 5th place in his age group. He is doing athletics and that was interesting to watch because we have never done lots of the things he did. I think i will do more sport when i'm back in timaru.
Another great think we did, we went to a climbing park, an indoor one. How great, i have done that before, last time when i visit my family. But now, that i'm a bit bigger its even more fun because i could do thinks i couldn't last time.
As soon as my mum feels better i'll send you pictures.

hope you all had great holidays too, miss you all and wish you lots of fun being back at school.

jan

Berlin

Oh Gosh, the last days were a bit crazy. I had a few days heigh fewer and wasn't well at all. But yesterday i was better and we bought train tickets to go to Berlin.  we started our trip in the afternoon and arrived Berlin and my grand mother early at night. Now that I'm better, My sister Maya is feeling not that well. But I love to be with my "Oma" and we enjoy every minute. Last night we told us stories until we couldn't talk anymore. Today we had a bit of a city tour and we will keep going with that tomorrow. "Oma" has so many ideas and she is so funny. Really love her.
Jacob, I miss you. Hope you had a good time in Auckland.
Also hope everyone else has a good time too.

Jan

Finally arrived

New Zealand time 4am we were ready for boarding again. But because the airplane was so big, it took another hour until take off. Of course I misses out on this, was already a sleep. Maya felt a sleep two hours before and so Mum and me, we had to carry her and her bag as well.
The airplane was huge, but we haven't seen a lot. We were just to tired. After another 12 hours we arrived Frankfurt and my granddad came to pick us up. Now we had about 4 hours in the car to finally arrive my families home. Thats where we will be most oft the time. It is so nice to be with the family again and we have lots to talk about, pictures to show each other and stories to tell. There are still much more people to meet, but we have to adjust slowly with the time as we are 10 hours behind New zealand time.

Thanks for reading and talk soon
Jan