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A Freshman Again

Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Friday will mark being in Berlin for three weeks. During this time I have been introduced to so many new things and experiences. At first I thought living in a new city and taking the train system would be scary, but maps and wonderful team members have made it much better.

Before heading to Berlin, I expected the first couple of weeks to feel like a vacation because I was in a foreign land. However, this has not been the case. I have been trying to decide what it feels like and I finally came to the conclusion that it feels like freshman year of college all over again. I had a great freshman year of college, but this is not the feeling I expected to have here in Berlin. However, when I reviewed my situation, quite a few things were the same. 1) I am living with two other roommates in an apartment and we are trying to determine things such as cleaning, cooking, laundry, dishes, and pet peeves. We knew each other a little bit before living with each other, but now we get to bond and know each other in a short amount of time. 2) I am also going to language school, which feels somewhat like being in graduate school. At school I am meeting new people and we are all struggling to learn a new language. School has been an eye opening experience for me because you have to really think about how you are communicating when not everyone in the class speaks a common language. 3) Lastly, traveling around the city feels a little but like exploring a campus- a very BIG campus. While I have not made the mistake of going to the wrong classroom, I have definitely gone the wrong direction or taken the wrong train.

While none of these feelings are bad, they are feelings I did not expect to have. Despite that I do enjoy exploring the city by running in parks and going to the tourist attractions. I like that I can walk two blocks to a grocery store, park, or café (although this is dangerous because I just want to try every coffee drink or pastry in the establishment J). There will always be something to do or someplace to explore.

 

I am excited to find out more of what Berlin has to offer and soak up the cultures that exist in this big city. I just hope that I won’t feel like a freshman for long.

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