I have not written in such a long time! This has been a weird week where it’s kind of busy but also not busy at the same time. It is the first week of classes, but most of my classes don’t even start until next week (I know, Germany is weird like that). I have mostly been trying to get my sleep schedule on track for class, started going to the gym again after a long break due to traveling and enjoying the beautiful Heidelberg spring.
Spring in Germany truly is enchanting. All of the trees have pretty pink and white blooms on them and the sun is shining without a cloud in the sky. I could not have asked for better weather for this Easter weekend! It is making it hard for me to want to go to classes next week though, but for now, I am praying to the sun gods to give me a healthy tan and soaking up all of the extra Vitamin D I can.
This semester I will be taking 4 classes: German History, German Film, a grammar course, and what I think is a Geography/Globalization course (it basically covers everything from the environment to the EU, so I am not sure how to categorize it). I am also participating in the Institute for German as a Foreign Language’s theater production this summer, doing stage tech and probably having a small role or two myself. Once things pick up steam, I know it will be a busy but exciting semester and end to my abroad journey. I cannot believe it is almost MAY!! When did that happen? There are some days where I look back and it seems like I have been in Heidelberg for a decade, rather than just 9 months; now however, it is really sinking in that I will be leaving and not coming back for awhile in just a few months.
People have recently been asking how I would describe abroad and I’ll give you all the same answer I’ve given them: Abroad is everything. It is every happy moment, and time of growth and discovery, and joyous experience wrapped into one. It is also homesickness, and loneliness, and boredom. There has not been an emotion that I have not experienced here and I think that is so incredible. This past year (okay, not quite yet, but almost), I have experienced the full spectrum of human existence and I don’t know the next time I will get to do that in such a short time.
Now before I get all sappy or bittersweet, I am going to leave this blog there. I’m sure I’ll reflect more at the end of July, but for now, it is everything. I am off to meet a friend for lunch and enjoy the sunshine. Have a wonderful day!
Travels in Germany 