Germany

As it says in my profile, I will be spending my 07/08 school year in Germany. Everything is set up. Here is what I know:
My area administrator emailed me back in early April, and told me specifics. All I had to do was go to the Germanys Rotary Youth Exchange Page, and message them. I told them who I was, and that I wanted to know my specifics. They emailed me back a few days later and told me that I would be in Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. That is Rotary District 1900. I was just a little bit excited haha. He said that I would know my first hostfamily soon after. The advantage to knowing which state I am going to tells me when I will leave. School dates in Germany depend on which state you are in, therefore, the departure date also depends on that. I had the earilest departure period for all of Germany, and Im sure most of europe: July 29-August 2. That made me even more excited!!!
My host sister emailed me just a few days after that. She said that I also have 2 host brothers, and the youngest will be doing exchange in Mexico a few weeks after I arrive. I knew all of the details about my family, and they sounded very nice. They said I could call them whenever I wanted. So I told them that I would on a certain day, and I tried, but it didnt work!! There would either be a busy tone, or it would tell me I couldnt make that call. I tried a million different ways but it didnt work. My host sister as also mad about it, but she also didnt understand what could have been happening with it. Then a last week I signed onto MSN, and she was on there, and we started talking, first in english, then german. I was excited. She asked if she could call then, and she did. When they called, it was the younger hostbrother, and I thought he was my friend from Germany, who was supposed to be calling at the same time hahaha, it was funny and confusing. Then I talked to him for a while, in German, and some English. Then I talked to my host sister, all in English, for a longer time. They were both very very nice. I really look forward to meeting them.
I have had all of my travel arrangements in writing for a while. This is rare for exchange students, but it is because I am not required to get an actual German Visa. They get things called Residency Applications. Basically its the same thing, but I dont have to apply for it until I am there. I leave August 2nd and, in all, it will take me 18 hours to get to Paderborn, Germany.
Fortunatly for me, I have no passport stories hahaha. I had to get mine last year, for a school trip to Spain, that I went on almost a year ago exactly.
But back to Germany....I am VERY excited!! But now, I have to to the hardest part....Wait.
Just 28 more days!!! Nur noch 28 Tage!!!