Orientation

Last weekend all of the FLAG CBYX scholarship winners had an orientation in Bridgman, Michigan. There were 54 of us (including alternates) and it was so much fun! Basically they just gave us a lot of information about the program but there was a lot of time to interact with each other and we got to know everyone pretty well. For the first month that we are in Germany, we will have a language camp. All 50 of us will stay together in a monastery in a town called Hedersleben. I'm so glad that I have such a wonderful group to go over with and I'm excited to spend this time with them! We leave for Washington D.C. on August 10th and leave for Germany on August 11th. That's 2 1/2 months! I have so much to get done before I leave and before I know it I will be in Germany... I'm so excited!

Beginnings

So basically, I'm in love. With Germany. And I get to go back in August! I got the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) scholarship and all I have to pay for is a flight to D.C. and spending money! I highly recommend this program to anyone who is considering an exchange. I will be spending my entire senior year over there living with a German family. I will leave Washington D.C. on August 11 after a short orientation with all the scholarship winners from my region.
I don't have a host family yet but I'm excited to find out who I will be living with for ten months! And since I know you're wondering: no, I don't really speak German. A couple years ago I could understand it, but that was a couple of years ago and I can't anymore. I'll be taking online courses and some other things before I leave, but I won't actually know it until I've lived there for a little while.
It's crazy to think that I only have one month left of American high school. I don't think I'll miss it very much though to tell you the truth. I never imagined I wouldn't graduate like a normal person, but here I am: preparing to go on an adventure that could take me who-knows-where.

And I'm so excited! :)

I started this blog so everyone can keep up with what I'm doing easily... I hope I remember update it often enough! If you have any questions, feel free to ask me! :)