Wow, it has already been almost four months since I got back from Germany, and it has been an extremely busy time for me. As soon as I finally got back to Columbia in early August, I started right back up at work, and classes started a couple weeks later. Things here are really different. I have decided that I don't like the real world and want to go back to Germany. In fact, I wanted to go back the minute I sat down in my cramped window seat on my ten and a half hour flight from Frankfurt to Dallas. I actually think it took a couple hours into the flight before I pulled myself together enough to not cry every time I thought about how long it would be until I was back.
Studying abroad was the best decision I have ever made in my life. It was a rough start, but once I got over to Germany, I never looked back. I made so many great friends who I hope I never lose, and I grew leaps and bounds as a person. It will take something extremely amazing to top the experiences I had while I was abroad. My language experience has also helped my understanding and speaking in my German classes.
My life has basically been class, work, and studying since I got back, with a little bit of Swim Club thrown in. Even though I made cool friends while abroad, I really did miss my crazy swimming friends. I think today is the first day I have had off work where I haven't had other plans since Labor day. It's been a tightly-wound semester. That's the life of a super-senior working on graduating, though.
Life hasn't been all work and no play, though. I did get to go to a Halloween party, and that was an extremely good time, although it did not measure up to the parties that Germans have. That's really the only party I've been to since I left, but I have done other fun things, like my bowling birthday party, which took place almost three weeks after my birthday. And there is a Swim Club meet on Saturday, the 10th, which is always fun.
It's been real writing this for you guys, but since I'm not in Germany and the culture shock from coming home has worn off, this will probably be my last post. I hope you have enjoyed reading this as much as I have enjoyed writing it. I wish I had some inspirational quote or something to put here, but I really don't, so just insert one of your own choosing if you'd like. It's so hard for me to end this, because then it means that the experience really is over, and I'm not ready for it to be. I'm just not ready to think about that. But I guess all good things must end, and we should be thankful that they happened, because everything in life is a learning experience. Haha, there's my inspirational final words for you guys. Bye!
Maddie
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