Continued

The train to Kirchberg took about 5 hours, giving me plenty of time to think. Trains almost always end up vein philosophical places for me, and I always realize how lucky I am to be doing what I'm doing. I know I will miss the friends and experiences I've gained in Austria and I am so grateful for everything I've gained here. Once arriving in Kirchberg my host dad picked me up and we had dinner at our condo. The next few days went by as normal skiing days, me trying to enjoy my last moments in the Austrian Alps for a while. It snowed a little bit on my last day and Niki an I tried to find some powder, although it was mostly hard. I started to get nervous and excited as I knew I was flying to Sweden the following day. But first I had to focus on Theresa. I was flying the same day as her 14th birthday, so we celebrated together the night before bee went to a really nice steak house and I felt like I had stepped into a typical American country cabin. I also had the first burger I've had in 8 months, and it was glorious. Babsi baked a really good cake and I have Theresa her present. She was really excited, because all things from America are a million times cooler over here. I'm glad she's so easy to please. I went to bed relatively early, because I had a big day of traveling ahead....

Spring Flowers in Kirchberg