“Life brings me only good experiences. I am open to new and wonderful changes.”Louise Hay The first weekend in November, my host family and I traveled to Hamburg to visit friends for the weekend. It was cool because my school had vacation on Thursday and Friday to celebrate All Saints Day, so we left Wednesday … Continue reading Schönste Stadt der Welt →

“Keep true to the dreams of your youth” Friedrich Schiller In October I had the opportunity to travel to Weimar for a week with my German class. (As part of my exchange, I attend a German high school. In the future, I’ll have a post all about school.) Weimar had a huge role during the German … Continue reading Classic Weimar →

"For every ending there is always a new beginning." Even though I was in Germany for the month of August, it kind of felt like I was still in America. I was surrounded by Americans and other than language class, we pretty much spoke English. My language camp was my American bubble. On September 1, … Continue reading Leaving My American Bubble →

"Sometimes you meet a person and you just click-you're comfortable with them, like you've known them your whole life." As I mentioned before, I stayed at a language camp for a month with the forty-nine other CBYX/YFU kids. For the month we stayed in a youth hostel in Osterode am Harz. I absolutely loved it! … Continue reading 50 Exchange Students, 27 Days, 1 Amazing Experience →

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Lao Tzu My journey officially started at 3:15 a.m. on August 5, 2018. I said my final goodbyes to my two dogs, Belle and Frankie, which was pretty emotional. (The early wakeup call didn’t help.) Then my parents and I headed to the Minneapolis Airport. … Continue reading And the Journey Begins! →

"If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade" -Tom Peters  Hi everyone! For my first post, I want to explain why I decided to become an exchange student and how I was given this opportunity. To start, I need to go back to about 2005. From the time I was five years … Continue reading Why Am I an Exchange Student? →