It snowed here! Not much and it's actually almost gone but, it was a nice morning surprise. Yesterday was a day I'd been looking forward to for some time. It was the 'Pfauen' day. Pfauen is sort of like bloomingdales. Except it has house stuff and toys...and it's not as big but it has five floors with a restraunt on top. Anyways, my aunt and host mom go every year for hours and hours to this places because my aunt has 20% off. So, of course I wanted to go to and it was loads of fun. I had a small list of things I wanted to buy. Both really exensive. I didn't buy any of them either. Instead, I went to my replacemnet store for Urban Outfitters (Zara) and bought a beautiful skirt. It is green and black. It reminds me of autumn in England. Well, that's the picture it evokes for me. And, I bought a wool grey sweater because I have no grey and I wear the same H&M sweater practically everday. On this outing, I fell in love with two pairs of shoes, three jackets, a dress and starred admiringly at other items I'll never have. It's a disease. And Europe did this to me with its absurdly amazing clothes and shoes. The US just doesn't have good shoes. Another good thing about yesterday was when I checked how the US dollar as doing. Instead of the pound being double the US dollar-something it's been for, I believe, the entirety of my life-its value dropped 50%. The Euro has finally gone down to the value it was at four or five years ago, and since I've been here, 1 dollar = 1.23 CHF. That's about 20% more. I asked my host dad why, and he said it was because the dollar is now 'safe' or something. Anyways, I am so happy. Hopefully this means I'll be able to take how a few more clothing souvenirs. Mom?
Today I'm going to go walking in the forest with Catherine, play the piano, study French and Music Theory, read, finish writing letters and bake cookies. I've been reading Wuthering Heights and that just sounds so stereotypical 1800s. Espescially with the name Catherine. Just because she's two main characters in Wuthering Heights. Okay enough.
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