Hosts Hometown, Germany - 9th February 2013
By: Susie's
Helau Mom,
today is Fasching (also called Fasnacht or Karneval) and everyone around here shouts out "Helau".
Fasching is the traditional german costum fest. People start preparing for it in november that is so long the "Faschingszeit" is even called the 5th season. The peak of it is around six weeks before easter. In lots of towns are even Faschingsparades going on. At the parades there are lots of free giveaways (usually lots of sweets). People put on there costumes, go out to the streets and sing and dance and make music and just have fun.
Since hostmum had no time to buy or make costumes for us Bussi and me got creative and decorated ourselfs with stickers and ribbions. And then went out to se the local Faschingsparade and collected tons of sweets.
That was a very very fun day.
Helau
Helau
Helau
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Posted Feb 9, 2013, 5:37 pm
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Host's home, Germany - 14th February 2013
By: Susie's
Good Morning Mummy,
yesterday I had to say goodbye to my new friend Bussi and my dear hostmum Susie's.
I had such a great time hear and got to do lots of things. And even spent christmas and new years with her.
I enjoyed it a lot.
But now it's time for me to go back home to be with you again.
I can't wait to see you again cause i miss you a lot.
On my way
Lilly
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Posted Feb 15, 2013, 7:13 am Last edited Feb 15, 2013, 7:16 am by Susie's
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Berlin, Germany - 15th February 2013
By: QuamQuam
Hello everybody, I'm at home again after a great time with Susie's. She showed me sooo much and we had fun together, THANK YOU .
When I came home I met my friend BamBam, he told me that he had a wonderful time with his host, too.
I would like to continue my journey as soon as possible. So who wants to host a cute little sheep like me? Maybe YOU?
Greetings
Lilly
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Posted Feb 17, 2013, 10:55 am
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Abergele, Wales - 7th August 2013
By: svartberg
Hi mum
Something really awesome happened today!!!!!!!!
As my host was only working for the afternoon today, she said she was going to take me out on a special trip in the morning. I was so excited! So we headed out and towards the woodland next to her house!
We went through a really thin and overgrown public footpath, first of all.
And then!!! I SAW ONE! A real sheep!! It was so far away though, my host had to use the zoom so it would be visible on the photo
As the sheep was so far away, we didn't think that would count as seeing a sheep, but my host said not to worry because we'd be able to see plenty once we got into the woodlands because there were fields either side of the footpath that were bound to have sheep inside.
On the way down there was a gap in the fence leading into the field with the sheep we saw but my host didn't want to go through it in order to get closer because she'd be trespassing on private land.
And this is the footpath between the fields!
It started getting quite overgrown though
Yup, this is still the path apparently! I suggested turning back but my host was adamant that we would see a sheep closeup!
But when we got through the brambles, we reached a nice wide path again, and look! More sheep! But still too far away to properly see on camera.
But eventually the path came to a dead end and we still hadn't properly seen any sheep. So my host was a bit naughty and climbed over the fence at the end of the footpath since there were sheep in that field Yup, this is the same girl who didn't want to go in the other field earlier on, hehe. But she said this one was a little further away from the farmhouse so it would be unlikely she'd get caught. Still, we made it quick
And look! I saw some quite close to me! Well, closer than the other one
But they kept running away when we got close
I was a little bit disappointed that we couldn't get closer but my host took a zoomed in photo for me.
So then we headed back from where we came, and as we were walking up the very first path (the thin one that led to the woodland path), we saw that the sheep in the first field had moved closer to the path! My host said it was sods law!
But look! I properly saw some sheep, finally!
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Posted Aug 7, 2013, 9:36 pm
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Abergele, Wales - 13th August 2013
By: svartberg
Hi mum
Today is Tuesday, which is my host's only day off, so naturally the weather is a bit grim and it keeps raining.
So look what she is doing again! More magazine stuff! (Does she ever do anything else aside from work and Soundscape?)
I am getting a bit bored with nothing to do, so she gave me one of her books to read to help pass the time. She says it isn't her favourite, but that I will get the chance to read her favourite book soon!
Apparently something BIG is happening on Friday though and I am going with her for it, so I am very excited about that! I wonder what it could be!
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Posted Aug 13, 2013, 11:39 am
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Abergele, Wales - 14th August 2013
By: svartberg
Hi mum
My host got some bad news yesterday evening and got quite upset.
You know how I posted that something big was happening on Friday? Well it turns out that my host was going to take me to Cardiff and show me the sights, before taking me with her to a venue called Bogiez, where she was going to be interviewing (and later reviewing the gig of) Tim 'Ripper' Owens. She was going to get me to meet him too, which would have been so impressive!
But yesterday evening the show got cancelled because of something that happened with the London show. And as well as being quite upset, as she'd been looking forward to this show and going back to Cardiff for months, she was also REALLY cross because she'd booked £50 worth of rail fares and an overnight stay at a hotel all for this gig.
So now we aren't going to Cardiff because it would essentially be a wasted trip, so the "big event" that was going to happen on Friday now isn't.
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Posted Aug 14, 2013, 10:38 am Last edited Aug 14, 2013, 10:39 am by svartberg
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Abergele, Wales - 25th August 2013
By: svartberg
My host has been sooo busy with work! Five ten hour shifts in five days!
She is ready for bed, and I think I am too! Zzzz....
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Posted Aug 26, 2013, 2:19 pm
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