Herr List met me at the train station, and first impression: intimidating. He's not much for chitchat, but I think that because he's not very good at English. The more I've talked to him over the last few days though, he's opened up a bit. He brought me home in his (new, gorgeous) BMW to meet Frau List and Alexandra. Frau List is super sweet. And Alexandra is one of the cutest, most energetic little girls I've ever seen. She's 8 years old and never stops bouncing. Which is fine for me, but I'm sure it tires her parents out. The List's have 2 older children as well, a 23yr old son who is studying in Vienna and a 25 yr old daughter who lives somewhere else in Salzburg with her boyfriend. She just graduated med school. I haven't met either of them yet, but I'm sure I will. Alexandra's first communion is this Sunday and the family invited me to go with them. It should be very interesting since 1) I'm not Catholic & 2) Everything is going to be in German. A double whammy. I'm looking forward to it, and I know it means a lot to Alexandra that I'm going.
My room: My room is in the entry hallway, which isn't really as weird as it sounds. There's a hallway where they put their coats, shoes etc, and then a door that leads to the living/dining room. My room is off of the hallway, so I'm separated, but have easy access to the main house. The room is fairly small, but that's totally fine since I don't have even 1/10 of what I have in my room at home to fit in there, but there's a bed that's half of a couch, a desk& closet with a few other storage spaces around. There's a door that leads out to (my personal) terrace, which will be awesome in the spring. That door is my window as well, but the view is of the next door house. I'm not in my room during the daylight hours very much though, so I don't particularly mind. I have my own bathroom; the only other person that uses it is Alexandra, but that's only if she's downstairs.
Herr List is starting a new job in Feb, so he's been around a lot, which apparently isn't the norm. He said that he's been bored at home, and is anxious to start work again. Frau List works for a leasing company (I don't know what she leases), but she works mostly from home. Apparently she has an office upstairs. I haven't been upstairs yet, but I think that's their personal space and that's totally fine. Once a month she goes to Vienna for 3 days. She left on Monday and is getting back late Thursday nights, so it's awkward breakfasts and garbled dinners for me& Herr List until Thurs. Alexandra is home for dinner every night, but has left for school by the time I have breakfast. Herr List is really nice, and we try to talk, but conversations don't last very long. Hopefully as I get further into my German classes, it will get easier.
More to tell, but that's a general overview of my family. After talking to a bunch of the other students, I definitely lucked out with my housing placement. I'm really excited to get to know them better of the next few months (:
Lovelovelove
PS- it was snowing when I got up this morning. IT'S SO GORGEOUS! Although it's kind of like living in a bubble/ snowglobe because I can't really see anything past the buildings in the city, but when it clears up on Friday, everything will be stunning. I'm so excited (:
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