Kindergarten

Mom and Oma decided that I would learn German the quickest, by going to German Kindergarten. So, on May 16, 2011 I ventured out and jumped into the cold water.

Everything was and is still quite intimidating. Older children and younger children are mixed together and play with very little instruction. The place is so much bigger than what I am used to, with 3 houses and a large backyard that opens into a forest....I love the toys, which are abundand and the many climbing opportunities. However, it is a bit frustrating that I cannot communicate as of yet.

My teacher Anne, is nice and I am slowly warming up to her. She tries to speak English with me but I am still a little shy.

The highlight of my experience was daddy coming to Kindergarten with me and playing soccer. We were laughing so hard that everyone was looking at us, but we did not care.

This week is forest week and I hope that the smaller group will help me adjust a bit better.

Nevertheless, Mom was right in that I am learning German rather quickly....On a separate note, Alexander has been a stable companion in this venture and has adapted quite well to the abundance of toys and children. His favorite object is the broom, which he has been using at home and in Kindergarten.

My trip to England

We arrived in London on May 1 to some lovely unexpected sunshine. Despite the sleepless night we headed out to discover our neighborhood. Our hotel - not to be recommended to anyone- was in Kensington, close to the Kensington Park. Mom the next day got me a camera and send me on an adventure with Ivonne and Alexander.

I LOVED the pirate ship at the Diana Memorial Playground but most of all I loved the merry go round in the Park. We also explored the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum, which I got to document on my camera.

After London, where Oma joined us, we continued our journey to Norwich to visit Oma`s friend Didi. To get to Norwich, we had to take the train, which was fun though one cannot say the Brits are particularly child friendly. At least not when it came to Alexander`s comments. We didn`t get to bothered with those people however and I particularly enjoyed myself, as I got to jump around on a trampoline, drive a motor bike, hang out with a horse and stuff myself with Jelly babies. I did get homesick for my red house a few times as well, but moma kept reassuring me that dad would come and see us soon. On May 10 we continued our journey to Germany and I got to hop on a plane again...