My Host Family

So we finally found out who my host family is, just when we were all getting worried that maybe this wouldn't happen after all. The village I'm going to be living in is named Bolungarvik, consists of about 900 people and is in northwest Iceland. I'll have a dad and mom, a 22 year old brother that studies in Reykjavik, and a 9 year old brother. I'm used to being the youngest, so this will be different for me. My mom and dad sound pretty active, they told me they cross country ski and run, so that will be cool. They have 30 sheep, and I have no idea how you take care of sheep, but I guess I will learn. My school is about 10 miles away, and apparently there can be avalanches on the road in the winter. I leave two weeks from today and I am so excited! Living there is going to be so different from my life here, but I am absolutely thrilled about that, especially since I didn't want to be living in a larger city. I cannot speak Icelandic, but hopefully my host family will help me with that. I'm trying to figure out what gifts I should buy them. I'm thinking a t-shirt from my school and other than that I have no idea. Now that we have an address, we may ship some of my clothes and stuff over there so my suitcase won't weigh too much, especially since my coat and sweatshirts are somewhat bulky. Some clothes, though, I'll need to buy over there, like boots for the winter and possibly another coat. This is going to be an adventure. I really have no idea what to expect, but I am so excited! Enough rambling. The next time I post will probably be either right before I leave or from Iceland!