A change in the weather can make everything better...

Although the weather in Deutschland has not actually improved, (it gets colder and colder each day with the promise of impending frost and snow) I have switched host families and am feeling a positive change in the the weather of my stay...
A week ago, AFS allowed me to switch out of my original host family and begin living with a new one. The makeup of my new family is much different than that of my old one. It consists of a mother (my photography teacher at school), and her eighteen year old daughter. Thus far, they have made living with them very enjoyable, which might be a result of our many shared interests. Maintaining a love for food is important for all of us. Each day we have delicious, warm, home-like food, often including many vegetables and soups, similar to what I eat with my family in the US. We also share a love for music, art (especially photography), and adventure. We share the same ideology about life, the best ways to use time, the importance of friends, and, better, of self worth. Most importantly, we share the same thoughts about a host family’s purpose.
I feel more comfortable with them than I ever would have imagined feeling in a host family, and I look forward to living with them for the next eight months. I will forever be grateful for their giving me a bed, a home, food, and love, and know we will definitely feel like a real family by the year’s end.