Saying Goodbye To Germany

It feels like it's been forever since I last posted a blog, and it's probably because it HAS been. I've spent these last few months soaking up everything that I could during my exchange semester in Germany. I met some of the most amazing people and had the best few months of my life. I couldn't wait to wake up every day because each day was an adventure- typically filled with hanging out with my friends, having deep and meaningful conversations, laughing until I almost peed, and eating the most delicious potato wedges from the mensa (I'm obsessed). It was the most fun I'd ever had and it was the most stress-free I'd ever been. This place, the experience, and these people changed me so much, and saying goodbye was honestly brutal. People always say, "don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened," so that's what I'm trying to do, but it's so hard. I don't think I'll be with the same group of international students living life to the fullest ever again. I mean technically that scenario could happen, but realistically thinking, it probably won't. And that is so hard to process after spending so much quality time with them. Someone should've warned me about this, haha. 

Anyways, I am super grateful for my time in Germany and want to end this post on a more positive note with some of my favorite memories from throughout the semester :)

• Meeting Natascha and going for my first tour around Augsburg
  
• Taking a trip to Barcelona to visit my friend Zac
  
• ​Hanging out with Natascha's family, getting a currywurst, and exploring Landsberg 
• Plärrer and dancing to german music on tables
• Carrying a mattress across town
• Going to Prague with my Erasmus homies
• Watching the sunrise in Prague 
• Going to Venice and spending my 21st bday in Padova 
• Playing basketball at the park 
• The Göggingen food festival 
• Going to Bergamo, Milan, and Lake Como with my class
• Volunteering at the Special Olympics National Games in Berlin 
• Celebrating Andrea and Seigi's birthdays 
• The culture of Korea event 
• The 4th of July party at Kuhsee
• Hiking in Brietachklamm
• The typical 1 pm Mensa lunch followed by coffee (and sometimes an oreo donut) at alte cafe
• Traveling around Germany and spending time with my mom
• Biking in Füssen 
• The tram partyyy
• Skyline Park 
• Kantine and Barfly nights
• Dheepa's bday party
• ESN gala
• Trip to Salzburg
• The most intense spike-ball tournament EVERRRR (that took place in a tunnel)