Greetings, Tim!
I just received one of the most exciting text messages EVER!
Finn, my childhood friend from Germany just arrived in Quanzhou, China as an exchange student. And he told me that he's visiting Taiwan soon!!
My heart pounded so fast when he told me the news, because it has been my dream to reunite with my european friends... I've always wanted to fly back to Germany, but there are barely any holidays in Taiwan (we fricking love education and work), plus the plane tickets are mad expensive...
So I never had the chance to go bad and visit them.
Hearing the news from Finn just made me feel like I can fulfil one of my goals!
can't wait.
Dear Aubrey,
ReplyDeleteWelcome back! I was starting to worry that you had ran off with some Malaysian sailor, or something like that!
You'll have to tell me about the new students in the class. They have all written to me at least once by now, so i have a little idea about each one. Patrick seems more outgoing than the others, so he may be more your type. He also may need a little prodding to get his assignments done on time, but given your start for the year, I'm not sure that you should be the person to asked to help with that.
The name "Finn" is usually an Irish name. Is your friend Finn from Germany German, or Irish, or Taiwanese, or what. When will he be visiting Taiwan? Will you be disappearing for a few days when he comes to visit?
Does Class 220 have any important events coming soon? Isn't the "food fair" coming soon?
Write soon. You know that you can write about your rebellious things.
Tim
Dear Aubrey,
ReplyDeleteThis is something to make you eat your heart out!
On Google, go to the Amana Woolen Mills, and check out the "octoberfest blanket.
The Amanas are a German religious and farming settlement in Iowa, famous for their meats, German restaurants, furniture, and woolen mills. I try to visit there every time I go back to Iowa, and I order blankets, scarves, and other things on a regular basis.
After 150 years (or more!) German is still the "first language" in the Amanas, but it's not modern German. Its some strange 18th century Rhineland dialect.
I sauy "eat your hear out" because I don't think that they would ship the blanket to Taiwan. You would have to have it shipped to somewhere in the US, and then have it shipped to Taiwan. And the shipping would be expensive!
I think that I might order one for Christmas.
Tim