I've now been here for over a week and I'm sorry for the long gap in between posts. I've been insanely busy now that I'm in "school". The language course that I'm taking is mandatory to all inbound students so I've now met 20 other students that live in or around Zurich. We are learning simple verbs and getting a lot better at "sprechen Deutsch". Some of us are a lot better than others (not me I'm in the slow class) but everyone is progressing well. Its funny because I'm the third youngest but I'm the tallest person by 4 inches. Cesar from Colombia gave me the nickname 'Baby' and Phil from Ecuador calls me 'Hulk' but to everyone else I'm just Canada. The teachers still call me Noah but everyone else has a new name for me. After my fourth day I feel very comfortable riding the trains to and from Zurich. At first it seems very complicated but once you got the idea that pretty much all trains head in straight lines you can figure out which ones you need to take. I'm trying to stay in shape so every day I've done 50 pushups and 100 sit ups, I've also gone running at a 3 km trail near my house with 15 exercises set up during it every day. I'm trying to not gain weight in fat because of all the chocolate and rich food but my family says its a lost cause and they all tease me calling me "fatboy" (mostly my four new sisters). It never gets far though because one day we went to the Park to run and they drove and I biked. I made it there 20 seconds after them, beat them on the trail and then got home at the same time as them. I'm starting to get more comfortable here and with the language and people. This saturday I'm going to check out a "Kanoe club" to see if they do the same thing we do, my explanation was lost in translation I guess. And next week I'm going to a try out for volleyball to see which age group I get put in. I have a feeling this year is going to be pretty awesome. Stay tuned for more adventures in Switzerland.
Ps: I fed the bird chocolate and now she likes me and doesn't try and bite me.
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