On Tuesday, I met with three other Americans in the local city of Kassel. Outside of the Starbucks I met Larissa from San Francisco, Keili from Hawaii, and Saige from Kansas. I love talking with other exchange students because you instantly become friends and conversations are so easy because it's basically another form of you. I say this because exchange students are all very similar, each unique, yes, but they all had the same desire to go abroad and they all have the same issues and struggles during the year. Some tougher and more extreme, but they ultimately still experience a lot to the same feelings, struggles, and triumphs. Talking with the others makes you feel so much better because then you know that you're not alone and that other people are right there with you, experiencing the same difficulties. For example, the language barrier is extremely hard for us all, and it's challenging to feel comfortable right away making new friends and adjusting to your life in Germany. Other exchange students are a great help and make great, long-lasting friends.
We went to a Brothers Grimm museum, which I found particularly interesting because I live in Wolfhagen, the town where they're from, ate sushi from a below par sushi buffet, bought frozen yogurt, which depressingly only came in one yogurt flavor, drank Starbucks, and did some shopping. The sushi buffet's conveyer belt was interesting in that it brought so many different kinds of food. I'm talking about your usual sushi dishes, but also ice cream, chicken nuggets, pudding, and fortune cookies. I took a bag to open to see my fortune, but to my dismay, I found that there was no cookie inside. One of the most displeasing moments in my life. The feeling of fall officially settled in as I drank my Pumpkin Spice Latte and looked out at the road which was covered in leaves. Fall is beautiful here and it was a nice day with my fellow American exchangers.
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