Football is over;sad about that - Downhill Ski - SNOW

Happy-First-Snow-Day-Hello to everyone!

Football is over...I'm so sad about that. The Marquette Redmen lost in the first Championship game
14-40 against the Mt Pleasant High School Oilers. It was a taff game and we all gave our best.
I just want to say thank you to all the guys on the team and to our coaches for this experience! I will never forget you guys! You made a big part of my exchange year! Thank you!

Marquette Redmen Football Seniors

Well,football is over now, that means I have to look for a winter season sport...hm...winter...snow...ski hill...Downhill Ski...Marquette Senior High School Downhill Ski Team! Here we go, found my winter sport. I'm going to make the downhill sports team. I already met my teammates and can't wait till it starts!

The snow is already here so why not start now? 

Yes we got some snow yesterday and over the night. I stand so deep my knees touch the snow! 

And...We got a SNOWDAY!! Wohooo! No school, baby!

And now, I'm going to have a very nice day!

Hope you all have a nice day as well!

See yall later!

This is unbelievable...my mum...

My mum just surprised me at the last game Of the season. Suddenly she stood Behind me!

I LOVE YOU! <3

Homecoming won - moment of wonder - Rotary fall conderence

Happy-Hello to the world!

We did it! We just did it! Rain- Mud - Cold - Dirt...

Marquette 9 : 8 Negaunee

We bet our rivals! Got the trophy back! The second oldest rivality in the state of Michigan! And we won!

It was the craziest game I've ever had.

And it was a moment of wonder!

Two years ago, one of our classmates died because of cancer. His jersey number was the number 4.

Yesterday Negaunee lead with 8 pionts and we had 6.

It was the 4th quater.

There were 4 seconds remaining.

We were on the 4 yard line.

It was the 4th down.

We kicked a field goal.

I was so afraid that I just could not watch it. We all took a knee and I turned my head.
Then everybody was jumping and screaming I knew that the field goal was good! We all ran on the field. Max, the kicker, jumped into the mud and and we all made a pile on him. It was so awsome!
To be honest, it was one of the best moments of my life. If you believe in wonders, this was one! I wished I could keep that moment for ever!

There it is! Our trophy!
So exciting!











Now to the Fall Conference!
I don't know how often I use the word awsome, but it is just AWSOME!
All the exchange students from Rotary District 6220, soem Rotex and Rebounds and all Outbounds were here! It was the amazings culturally exchange I've ever had. The students presented countries from  all over the globe. We had so much fun! For all of those who read this and think about an exchange year, DO IT! It doesn't care where you get send to, don't madder which country, continent or what ever, it will be the best year of your life! I share so many great moments with all the friends I found and all the exchange students! I just love my life!

And with this sentence,
Have a nice day!
Marek

Two Months - 6.437,11 - Fall Homecoming

Homecoming-Hello to everybody!

It is Homecoming-Day! I never had so much fun on one school day or in one school week!
Monday:        Pajama Day
Tuesday:        Multiple T-Shirt Day
Wednesday:   Sports Day
Thursday:      Bussiness Day
Friday:           Spirit Day

It was so much fun! I just love that class, all the seniors!

Today at 7:30 pm is the Homecoming game against Negaunee! We have to win because it is our homecoming, we want the trophy back and we want to play at home during the playoffs!
And we also have to win becasue it is Negaunee. Just becasue it is Negaunee, our rivals...



6.437,11 km away from home. 3999mi 1469.1yd away from my home town. I'm that far away from home for 2 months now. It is the 17th of October and I arrived two months ago on the 17. of August.
That means that there are only about 9 months left. It is kind of sad to see the days fly by. I wish I could keep some moments forever.

For now a happy-homecoming-good-bye and I tell you later how the game ended!
Marek

Football Fever - Preparing for Winter - Snow

A nice Yooper-Hello to everyone out there!

Football Fever! A interview from 'The Mining Journal' and a few days later I'm on the front page!
My football coach asked me whether I checked the Newspaper that morning. I responded "No, I didn't?" "Okay. Go home. Check he newspaper. Tomorrow the whole town knows you" coach Flint said. I got home and saw that! I was surpriesed! Front page, wow, didn't expect that!
On the next day I got thru the hall and some random people said: "Hey I saw you in the newspaper!" And today we met an older couple which my hostmom knows. And yeah they saw me on the newspaper as well!

#89

To be honest, I really got a football fever, and my team the Marquette Redmen, needs only 1 more win to reach the playoffs! We have one loss, our first game, and five wins in a row! Six are needed to reach the playoffs and that means we have to give everything in the next play! And we will!

And in the halftime of our last match last friday against kingsford it started to snow a little bit! It was kind of a snow-rain! In the beginning of October! My first american snow.rain! Oh.Yeah!

My hostparents say that it could start to snow now every day, so we also prepared our camp for winter. We put the boats and the docks out of the water. Was a sad moment because you know that the next time when you will water-ski or tube, it will be next summer! :( But anyways looking forward for fall and hunting season and for winter...ice fishing...^^

 For now this was a little update for all the people I miss back in my homeland!

 Yooper-Good-Bye!

Longer Than a Month!

Hello everyone!

I'm now in the United States for over one month! If I think about it it goes really fast! It feels like the days are just passing by. One school day after the other. One football match after the other. One weekend after the other. One wunderful moment after the other! Fun at home, fun at camp, fun with fiends and neightbours! I wish that would never end!

Marquette is a really nice town where you can do a lot of stuff! On next Saturday it is Homecoming of the Nothern Michigan University and a few guys from the football team and me are going to that game of the Wildcats vs. Michigan Tech.

Before that game starts we will go to a german restaurant. ''Das Steinhaus'' is said to be very good; but I will proff that! ;)

Last Wednesday was my first Rotary Club meeting! All the Rotariens in the Marquette West Club are very nice and super friendly! Thanks for the nice birthday card! I was really surprised! Thanks a lot for that!

I wish this exchange year would never end! I really miss everything that I left back home at Germany! But I also know that I will miss this wonderful year! At this point I want to say thank you to my parents that give me the opportunity to earn this great experiences of exchange!
THANK YOU!!!

Missing Germany,
Marek

It's time - FIRST POST from the USA

Hey everyone!

I think it is time now! My first post from America after over 3 weeks here. 

Let me start at the beginning! 

My flight was not really exciting. My second flight from Chicago to Marquette was delayed of 3 hours so I had to stay in Chicago for 8 hours! Not really exciting...

But finally I got here and my hostfamily picked me up. It was nearly midnight when I arrived at the MQT sawyer airport.

The first night was good. I was very tired of the long flight.

On the next morning I had my first football practice. I loved football from the first time on! It is really fun!

The time went on and I familiarized me to my hostfamily and they to me! I found that you can do a lot of silly things with a little brother!

On my first weekend I had my first rotary meeting. All the inbounds in my host district are so awesome! We went on a fair and I got very very sick! But I didn't throw up...I was really sick!

Before the school started my parents took me to their camp at the Lake Independence! We made tube rafting and I did waterski! It is really nice their and I look forward to be there again!

Then on last Tuesday was my first school day! I was really nervous but on every class that I have there are some buds from my football team! That's really nice. 

I can say that American school is very different to German school and I guess I like the American school system more than the German. :D

I found a lot of new friends because they have their lockers near to mine or I sit with them at the same table in the class. Also funny is that I am a senior in 12th grade with my 16 years!

My schedule looks like I have 7 hours every day but school starts at 7:30 am and ends at 2:21 pm. On every day it have the same lessons at the same time so my day starts with English class, than human anatomy and physiology, after that I have algebra 2 which is follow by 2 lessons of Health Occupations. My 6th lesson is learning center where you can do your homework and in 7th lesson I have US government. I really enjoy my schedule!

Right now I'm sitting in the bus on my to Wisconsin where me and my team have football match! Hope we win!

See you next time when I write something in my blog and when I post my first photos of the exchange year!

Best greetings to my home country! 

Marek