Well, here it is. It's the morning before my flight to Germany. I can hardly believe after all this planning and investing that it's finally reachable. I've been wanting to travel all of my life, but there have always been more important things. Now it's time to experience the new, to breathe in the air of a foreign land, to meet new and interesting people, and to become a better person by doing so.
I consider myself a very open and tolerant person, but I'm excited to see how this trip will broaden my perspectives on humanity. Something that stuck with me from the program was the idea that when we come back, we'll be going through a similar culture shock experience, even though we'll be coming back to our homeland. This isn't because the U.S. has changed in any way, but traveling abroad has molded us into new people.
I'm currently pretty darn nervous, sitting in front of my giant backpack full of life's necessities. Strange to think how we live so abundantly at home, when really all we need is so little. I'm also elated for the unknown; it feels good to throw myself into something, and just experience it. There's not often times in one's life that raw adventure is possible.
For the moment, I'm going to pack everything into the car, eat my last American meal, and take some deep breaths as I plunge forward into the depths of Europe.
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