I was off to Germany knowing it was going to be great. We were going to have so much fun together. We were going there for a week with are pen friends. We all had different age groups of pen friends. My experience.

We all got off the plane excitedly waiting to see are pen friends even though we were all so tired we could hardly open one eye! We all met at the school in Wettburgen at the school. When we all got there, there was a big crowd of people, all the nerves were coming on now. I was shaking like mad butterflies swirling in my tummy, but I knew it would be ok. A mum with an earring on the nose, four on her ears and frizzy hair she looked really nice. She was the one who took my home there was no pen friend with her. When we got back to the flat the little girl called Celina greeted me with a cake saying ‘welcome Rosie!’ Then I went to bed feeling very tired.

The next day we went to the v w centre it was going to be great I knew it.

When we got there we went into groups I went with my pen friend and Ayesha and hers. Then we went to have a look round it was really good. The best is when we heard a lam start up is was so cool. At lunch time we got to make are own pizzas I put loads of different things on there it was so nice.

After that we got to make are own cars that could move we cut a car out of polystyrene and coloured it in and then we put wheels on and an axel and put a tube on it and then a balloon on the top and if you blow though it will move!

When we got back to Cenlinas flat we decide to go out for dinner we went to MacDonald’s it was all scummy!!

The next day we had normal lessons at school they were all really hard to understand. After school Cenlinas dad took us to the sea life centre there was loads of different fish I liked the turtles the best!

Then we went rifle shooting Cenlina met the king of shooting she was very good at it and she said I was to!!

After all that excitement we went for a Italian dinner I had spaghetti carbonara I was sooo nice.

Then the next day we went Ice skating I could not wait I took about half a hour to get there! I love every minute of it and will inspire me to go more times and I made up my own routine! That night we went on the wii and she gave me loads of diddle paper, diddle slippers and water bottle and a small lunch box I thought that was so kind!

The next day it was our last day and I was sad to say goodbye but happy I know I was going to see my mum and dad again. We had all our lessons but half way though a class we went into this 300 year old church it was really interesting. Then we had to fill out a question sheet and find something for the staff to have back at are school me and phoebe chose pretzels, biscuts,and three different alcoholic sweets it was funny when we tried to get them without an adult! after that we went back to school and went back to cenlinas house and had a meal it was so nice. Then cenlinas mum took me shopping I brought hello kitty lip-gloss, book, sweets and diddle pads. Then we went back to the house I had a shower put new clothes on and packed and set off. we had a little talk and a bit of food and then we had to go it was so sad to leave them but I knew I had a amazing time and thank you so much!

By Rosie O’Neil