Another post?!?!?!?!

Hey everyone. I know, this is becoming a monthly blog. Whatever. I have been having way too much fun to write a post. A month has gone by since my last post. And alot has happened. First thing i should talk about is my new family. I am staying with the Stanciu family. There are two daughters, adina and alexia, my dad mihai, and my mother gabi. Adina is currently doing her exchange in Pennsylvania, near pittsburgh. So i have a little sister again. I forgot how much nergy it takes to have a six year old in the house. It is truly truly exhausting. She talks all the time, and of course, it is in romanian. All in all this is probably a beter thing. in fact i know it is. I am learnign so much romanian. I have to, or else i am in trouble. no one in my family speaks english, unlike at my last family. I now know why the rotary has kids change families throughout the year. The experience i am having with this family is soooo much different! It is more of a traditional family, with my sister here. I was an only child at the Jijaescu household (sometimes i wish i still was but hey, whatever) and it took some readjustment to fit into a family where i wasnt the only one. My room is actually my sisters playroom, so during the day, ti belongs to her, and at night, sometimes she sleeps in the bunkbed above me, sometimes i have to room to myself. It can be hard sometimes. I got used to alot of privacy at my old house, and I kind of miss it. I have very little time to myself. Still, i am enjoying myself here, and the Stancius are incredibly kind to me. For example, over the christmas break, as manyof you know, i went skiing in the mountians of romania, in a town called Ranca. The slope itself (yes slope singular) is serviced by a t bar, and i can make it down in about 20 seconds. but hey it was skiing. It felt so nice to be back out there on the slopes. especially after living the city life which involves alot of sitting in cafes and the like. It has been hard not to have access to the outdoors like i did back home, where i could go to the mountain after school, or got out in the woods for a walk if i wanted. I am used to it now, but it would still be nice to go for a hike when i wanted and not have to worry about getting mugged or lost or something. :D The city during the winter is very pretty. the lights were up for christmas, snow covered the ground and winter was definitley in the air. The weather is very strange. one day it will be blistering cold, and then the next it will be 50 degrees. a bit like new england i guess, i should be used to it. New years was a blast, as usual. I went to my friend sergiu's house and there were probably 12 to 15 of us there. We danced and ate and had a good time. I ended up getting home almost at 8 o clock in the morning. Yeah, i know, doesnt sound like me does it. I had a blast though. We toasted even for new years back in the states, i watched the ball drop and life was good. I walked home and the city was so beautiful. It was a bright clear day, and the air was so fresh. the city was silent, as everyone was falling asleep from the nights festivities. The remainder of fireworks and bottles were all over hte place, and i felt very content. It was great. And then, just as school started the next wedenesday, I got to go to AUSTRIA! on a ski trip. for those who know me even remotley, you would knwo that this is kind of a dream come true for me. and it did not disappoint. The alps are GORGEOUS! Austria is a truly diverse and beautiful country. we drove across it, so got to see everything, from the fields and flatness next to hungary, to the alps of the west. I went to visit my brother Tobi and my friends in Salzburg, and for how short it was, it was a great visit. I love Salzburg so much, and I am so glad i have friends there that are like family. The skiing, as i said, was phenominal. There was 45 + kilometeres of ski trails, with as much as you want off trails. It was sad though, I didnt have the best skis, and my mom wouldnt let me go off trails. but hey, it is a reason for a return trip! anyone want to come with? On the austria trip we also stopped in Budapest, which believe it or not, beats Vienna and Munich on my list of beautiful and awesome European cities. It is absolutley gorgeous! It is a city split in two by the river, with beautiful bridges, elegant buildings and tight, european roads between very pretty buildings. I am definitley going to have to go back there so i have more time to do what i want, as i was limited to what the group wanted to do. I highly recommend it to anyone! SO now that i am back in romania, things are winding down again for a while. I do not have any big plans on the horizin, though i think that there is one again a short vacation coming up. The in between semester vacation or somthing. I am not complaining. I do not know when my next post will be. Just check periodically. Hope you all are well, and La Multi Ani!