Sorry I haven't written in awhile, I've just been so busy! For my birthday, September 3rd, my host family and I climbed this big mountain named Grosse Mythen, and then at the top, they had a little cake and sang to me. It was so nice! Everything was beautiful from the top of that mountain, and I felt like you could see all of Switzerland. It was wonderful. And then that night we went and ate at this very nice Italian restaurant, and I got Hawaiian pizza. I know, american. But I couldn't resist. Last week was my first week of school, and it was very interesting. All of the girls in my class are 15 or 16, so that is a little strange for me, but they are all very nice. It's so funny, because everyone here looks so much older than me! There are some girls in my class who I thought were probably 18 or 19, and then they told me they were 16. Very strange. A lot of people here have told me that I don't look 18, and now that I see how some of the 18-year-olds look, I really don't! Maybe it because I'm so short...

Last night, Saturday night, my host family had a garden party and invited a lot of people from the local YMCA. It was a lot of fun, and I got to meet tons of new people. I hope everything is going okay for all of you, and write back soon! ~Katie