Hello blog followers! Just wanted an opportunity to say goodbye as I won't be blogging for a month due to no internet in language camp.
If you want to know how it feels to be leaving everything behind you for 10 months, here's how:
Frightening, joyful, sad, exciting, extremely exciting, horribly depressing, and so on.
Basically, it's a mix of emotions that I have yet to tame. Leaving everybody you know and trading familiarity for unfamiliarity is as scary as being blindfolded on a rollercoaster. You don't know when you're going to go up, or going to dive down, but the reason you're on it is because you wanted a good time, and you know that you'll arrive at the end safely. (Unless of course it's like Final Destination 3 and you do not get to the end safely..)
So, here I go on my rollercoaster. Wish me luck! I love my family and friends and boyfriend, and I will be back in 10 months! In the meantime, I'll expect to write after September 10th. Follow me on my journey of learning a different language, meeting new people, and enlightening others of my culture as well as breathing in another.
Talk to you in a month!
Friday, August 12, 2011
Sunday, August 7, 2011
One Step Closer
Yesterday, I began the next step to my trip: leaving North Carolina and staying with my aunt and her family in Maryland. My parents thought since we were already up here, why buy a plane ticket to come back in a week to fly out to Germany? So, here I am.
I keep forgetting to tell you how beautiful these eastern states are. They're so green, and although they're humid, they remind me of my favorite days in Arizona, the ones where it's not quite raining, but there are dark clouds in the sky and a cool breeze blowing. Maryland is just one of these states that I definitely wouldn't mind living in in the future, although I'm sure the winters have feet of snow, which I'm not particularly fond of. Yes, I know Germany has snow, and I'm going to try my hardest to get used to it, but when you've lived in a desert state all of your life, it's kind of hard to like the cold. So no promises.
Another thing I'm trying to overcome: I'm not with my immediate family anymore. It hasn't sunk in yet, but oh, it will. Ten months without seeing them! Nobody said this would be easy. In fact, I imagine that this will be the hardest thing I've ever done, but I can't wait for the rewards of this trip.
If you didn't already know, the 49 other students and I are living together for the first month in language camp, in other words, a strict schooling of German. I know a little bit right now, phrases and small words and such. However, this is where I will set my basis of the language for the rest of the year. All of the students are extremely nice and passionate about going, and they're all going through the same thing, so it'll be nice to have them to talk to. However, I won't have internet access (except for the internet cafe in the town over which I can only use on Sundays and is rather expensive to get there) from August 14th to September 10th, so if you've noticed that I've disappeared for a month, you'll know why. This, it seems, will be the hardest part. I've gotten used to talking to my friends, boyfriend, and family, although I'm not with them. Now, I won't even be able to talk to them. This is what's setting me back right now it seems.
I'm sorry I won't be able to update you until September after the 14th, but I promise I'll have lots of stories to tell when the time rolls around! Don't give up hope on me!
I keep forgetting to tell you how beautiful these eastern states are. They're so green, and although they're humid, they remind me of my favorite days in Arizona, the ones where it's not quite raining, but there are dark clouds in the sky and a cool breeze blowing. Maryland is just one of these states that I definitely wouldn't mind living in in the future, although I'm sure the winters have feet of snow, which I'm not particularly fond of. Yes, I know Germany has snow, and I'm going to try my hardest to get used to it, but when you've lived in a desert state all of your life, it's kind of hard to like the cold. So no promises.
Another thing I'm trying to overcome: I'm not with my immediate family anymore. It hasn't sunk in yet, but oh, it will. Ten months without seeing them! Nobody said this would be easy. In fact, I imagine that this will be the hardest thing I've ever done, but I can't wait for the rewards of this trip.
If you didn't already know, the 49 other students and I are living together for the first month in language camp, in other words, a strict schooling of German. I know a little bit right now, phrases and small words and such. However, this is where I will set my basis of the language for the rest of the year. All of the students are extremely nice and passionate about going, and they're all going through the same thing, so it'll be nice to have them to talk to. However, I won't have internet access (except for the internet cafe in the town over which I can only use on Sundays and is rather expensive to get there) from August 14th to September 10th, so if you've noticed that I've disappeared for a month, you'll know why. This, it seems, will be the hardest part. I've gotten used to talking to my friends, boyfriend, and family, although I'm not with them. Now, I won't even be able to talk to them. This is what's setting me back right now it seems.
I'm sorry I won't be able to update you until September after the 14th, but I promise I'll have lots of stories to tell when the time rolls around! Don't give up hope on me!
Monday, August 1, 2011
Rest Assured
The ocean waves crash towards me and wrap around my feet, and only seconds later, gently receed, carrying the sand between my toes and underneath me along with it as I sink.
Sound familiar? Something beautiful taken away from you within a short time of receiving it. My whole life changing because of a receeding wave. However, I'm not only joyful, I'm ecstatic! After the wave goes away, another bigger, more beautiful one comes along, a.k.a. Germany. I can't wait for everything to happen!
Nevertheless, I'm in North Carolina now, a state much prettier and greener than the desert of Arizona that I know so well. The beach is beautiful, I'm getting to spend time with my family, and there's good food! It's time to settle and get used to change though. I left my boyfriend and friends and town behind and I'm not coming back until next June. It's starting to get easier though, that's for sure.
I just finished the last of my 3 summer school classes, so never fear! I will graduate high school on time, in case you were oh so worried.
Talk to you soon!
Sound familiar? Something beautiful taken away from you within a short time of receiving it. My whole life changing because of a receeding wave. However, I'm not only joyful, I'm ecstatic! After the wave goes away, another bigger, more beautiful one comes along, a.k.a. Germany. I can't wait for everything to happen!
Nevertheless, I'm in North Carolina now, a state much prettier and greener than the desert of Arizona that I know so well. The beach is beautiful, I'm getting to spend time with my family, and there's good food! It's time to settle and get used to change though. I left my boyfriend and friends and town behind and I'm not coming back until next June. It's starting to get easier though, that's for sure.
I just finished the last of my 3 summer school classes, so never fear! I will graduate high school on time, in case you were oh so worried.
Talk to you soon!
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