In three days I'll be taking off for DC to start my year-long adventure in the motherland...turns out I actually have German heritage! My grandfather is Swiss so that's old news, but at my Saturday farewell lunch my grandmother on my mom's side informed us that we have roots in Bavaria - ooh!
Now that I'm authentically German, I feel more prepared to begin this chapter of my youth. The last two months at home have been relaxing, and I shall miss the people and conveniences that are so accessible to me in the USA, but I'm ready to lug my (hopefully) exactly 50-pound suitcases to DC and then across the pond.
I depart early Thursday morning after a night of what's looking to be debauchery in New Orleans with my sista. From there I'll have three days at Georgetown in DC to get oriented with CBYX and catch up with some lovely friends. On Saturday evening we fly as a group to Frankfurt and I'll be bussing it up with fourteen other participants to Bremen. Then what has been meticulously planned stops and hopefully the fun (and learning/immersion/cultural awakening) commences.
My next post will be from Germany...let the year of wanderlusting begin!
Sounds awesome helen!! I can't wait to read all about it!
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