a whole new world..
It is hard to believe that I have already been living in Germany for 3 weeks now and I already feel at home. Although I had lived with a host family before in Germany it is a whole different experience this time. The first week was a difficult for me to not only adapt to the language, to the time change, but also going through the awkward first conversations with my new family to get know to everyone. I am very happy living here and feel very grown up. Even though I live with a host family and everything I am very much on my own and I really feel that this experience will help me realize that its almost time for me to be out in the real world. I have also quickly learned many cultural differences such as waiting for crossing signs to cross busy roads, using water minimally, eating bread at practically every meal, and not saying hi to everyone you pass by.
Throughout this semester abroad I have already discovered some of the many things I will learn. My ultimate hope in being in Germany is to develop more language skills as I hope to one day become fluent in German. In being here I also hope to learn more about myself and what I want out of life/ want to do with the rest of my life. Through my classes here I have certainly discovered that I am heading down the right path in pursuing a career in science and I strangely enough miss my science classes. (Although im sure once im back at allegheny i will be taking that statement back) Overall Im not sure exactly what I expect from thsi experience but I do know already that this is one of the best decisions I could have made in my life.