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My host family was just great. They made me feel like part of 1. their family. I don't have brothers or sisters, so living with three kids was quite different, but I genuinely enjoyed 2. having brothers and a sister.
One of the 3. good things about living with a host family was not feeling like a tourist. I took part in my family's day-to-day 4. activities - whether helping pick berries in the garden or going to friends' houses.
While many aspects of the Swiss culture are similar to America's, there are lots of differences, too. So I had 5. to keep an open mind.
Sometimes I caught 6. myself thinking, "What they 7. do? Why?" For example, my host Swiss left their windows open all the time. At 8. first, I thought it was crazy. But then I realized that I really enjoyed the fresh air. The environment in Switzerland is a lot 9. cleaner than in my country.
Lots of things were new to me in Switzerland. Probably my 1. disappointment was the language. At times, I 2. was shocked because my three years of German did not help. It took me some time 3. to adapt to that. Anyhow, many people knew and were 4. willing to speak English. I found Swiss people very open-minded, friendly, and really kind. Probably because Switzerland is a much 5. smaller country than mine.
Now I can say that this exchange programme was the most terrific experience I ever 6. had in my life. I became 7. more self-reliant, and I really fell in love with this country. I still keep in touch with my host family via email. When I left, I promised 8. to return to Erlenbach. And I hope to stay with 9. them for a year. There is more to Switzerland than cheese and chocolate.
