Germany

In one week, I will be on an airplane. This airplane will leave from LAX on the morning of Friday and arrive at JFK airport in NYC. From there, we will change planes and fly east. Once we land, I will for the first time in my life have left the continent of America to arrive in Europe. That’s right, I’m on my way to Germany!

I’ve never been across the seas in my life and I figure this is just as good a time as any to take my first world wide trip. The opportunity was presented to me a few weeks ago and after some thought and a little discussion, I thought the price was right and it was hard to turn down such an opportunity. So, I didn’t! And it’s going to be awesome!!

The course of the trip will include just a few cities, the main of which will be Wuerzburg. Wuerzburg is located in the middle of Germany, about 120km/72m from Frankfurt, where our plane lands. We will probably spend 80% of the week we’re staying in Germany in this town walking around the city, visiting the historical structures and taking in the night life.

This being my first visit to a foreign place, I believe this will be a nice change of pace from the majority of my long distance trips I’ve taken in the states. Most of them have involved the interior of a car for long hours during the day or night, with stays in major cities lasting only hours or days. I look forward to spending a major amount of time in one place getting to know the culture. And, the fact that this country is foreign in almost every way to me is going to definitely put everything in some kind of perspective.

Sprechen sie Deutsch? Well, I certainly don’t, not even just a little. How did I write the previous phrase in German? I had to look it up on the Internet! lol… Yeah, I’m pathetic. The fact that almost everyone I will hear will speak German is definitely going to be a shock to my system. Since I have been a student, I was forced in one way or another to study foreign languages. And, to be completely honest, I hate it. I have no interest in picking up any textbook French or Spanish… or I guess German for that matter. But, I’ve always known that relocating myself in a different culture with a different tongue would force me to take an interest. I also think that would be the most entertaining way to learn as well because of the fact that I would have no choice. Studying a textbook bores me. It always has.

6 more days until I begin my new journey!