Reflections (sort of...)

Well, summer is coming to a close, just 2 weeks before school starts, and I am still telling people about my trip. I have way too many pictures (I learned this when it took me 4 hours to go through all of them with my parents), but they are a cheap way to keep memories, so I do not regret it. As I refect back on my trip, it really was not all that different in Germany, etc. Lots of little things…like trying to obtain water (for free), paying for public toilets, of course the train system, trying to use another language (I really need to learn Spanish, I hate that I only know one language), and travelling with a group of people that is not your family. I have nothing but good memories, and continue to love to tell other of my exploits. I think a lot of what I learned abroad cannot be expressed in words, because I learned things without realizing it. I have a greater appreciation for having a different way to go about things and hope that reflections on my trip with aid me in future endeavors, in whatever way that may be.