"Seven Secrets of Highly Trained German Teenagers"
In addition to a new puppy, we have a new exchange student! My youngest sister, Marissa, is off to Italy for her first semester of Grade 11. I’m picturing it to be exactly like “When In Rome” with Mary-Kate and Ashley. I am hella jealous. In her place, we have a 16-year-old boy from Germany, named Christoph. We had assumed he’d be arriving when Marissa returns in January, but recently found out that he’d be here for the first semester, too. Although I was kind of planning to not still be kicking it at home, I think it’ll be a good experience to spend time with him. I am brushing up on German techno, and am practicing not mentioning World War II. Anyways, he seems pretty cool. He has Morrissey-hair and eats anything we make him, which is a big plus. He watched "America's Next Top Model" with me last night. ANTM brings out the absolute worst in me, but still he stayed even while I was screeching such heinous things as, a) “Tyra! Stop phoning it in! Why are there no weaves? Why isn’t anyone getting a super-short haircut? Why isn’t anyone crying??” and b) “THAT IS ONE HIDEOUS DRESS” (meanwhile I was wearing jean shorts and a sweatshirt that was probably from Northern Reflections, that featured wild dogs howling at a moon). Damn if I’m not upset that Amber’s gone. As my sister said, Jesus must be one hell of a drug. I hope Amber somehow makes a special appearance later on in the season. I also hope Jesus makes a special appearance as a guest judge, but there isn’t enough room for two people with Messiah complexes on panel. Christoph also likes things like “math,” “practicing the piano without being asked,” and “doing homework promptly,” so my parents are totally excited at the foreign prospect of having a well-behaved kid. They’re probably drafting up the adoption papers right now.
Christoph, without fail, makes his bed every single morning. Sixteen-year-old boy....or.....Sixteen-year-old robot....
I also have a hilariously horrifying first-date-gone-very-very-bad story to share, so stay tuned...