as of today, we have new computers.  i love dells. i received every email sent to my bodenseehof account up to this morning.  if you want me to get them now, you must send them to: louissa(at)gmail.com

my address for letters: Louissa Sinclair Bodenseehof Postfach 2933 88023 Friedrichshafen GERMANY and you’ll never guess what was announced the other day. we’ll be getting new computers and we’re going to coninue to have the internet for the year. that doesn’t really make all that much of a difference besides the fact that they prefer… Continue reading boring

yes, we were able to sleep an extra hour last night and yes, we should be full of energy because of it, but we’re not. all afternoon, camped on every couch and comfortable chair you could find bodenseehof students reading and writing. there were purchases of coffee and tea being made to keep warm and… Continue reading conversation

if you asked me if i’ve been learning anything, i would probably tell you that i have. if you asked me what i’ve learned, i would probably look at you with a blank stare and not know what to say. sure, i sit in lectures five hours everyday and hear things about what it means… Continue reading why i’m here

there is hardly anyone in this computer room, which is a miracle. we ended lectures early tonight but were not given our usual ten minute break during the two hours. i guess i’ve really gotten a routine down because by the end i felt like my bladder was about to explode. but i hadn’t planned… Continue reading happy happy birthday

things that brighten my day… – going up to my room and finding two candies on my pillow. Happy Hippos are a very yummy way to say “thank you.” – sitting in our tiny “coffee shop” and having my first german lesson. there were three students, one teacher, and two oberservers who both speak deutch.… Continue reading happy day

all you could smell on the 3rd floor was hairspray. girls were running from room to room in search of red lipstick and blue eyeshadow. in each room every drawer and closet had been emptied of all it’s contents because of the search for just the right thing to wear. the amount of leg warmers… Continue reading decade, study, email

today was just plain discouraging. but since it won’t do any good for me to sit and think on it, i’ll think about something else… 1. i’m thankful for my three roommates. nadine, ashley, and janel are my bestest friends here and i’m so entirely thankful that i have a room with them. sure, i… Continue reading i’m thankful

twelve more pictures on my other flickr site. just find, “my pictures #2.” i was on the phone for almost an hour today. during that hour i found out that instead of kids playing orphans like i did when i was litte, they play homeless now. clever, isn’t it? i love my family.

these computers have given us issues and many have been frustrated with them but i’m just thankful i still have the internet. and even though it is extremely slow, i am still able to upload at least a few pictures. find the link for “my pictures”. they’ll be there. enjoy.