What I did in the last two weeks:

Thursday – August 16th – Arrived in the morning, went to the Non-Euro line at the airport praying that there would be no complications. Luckily there was none and they just stamped my passport and I entered. After I got out of the gate, it hit me that I am in
Germany. I have no idea how to speak a word of German. Luckily Jenni picked me up and took me to my apartment. She talked with my landlord (who didn’t speak a word of English) and worked out the rent confirmation and contract. She then took me to get groceries so I could survive. However, there are no American brands in
Germany. The hard part is that now I had to cook the food in an unfamiliar kitchen.

I got very lucky and met some awesome international students from Namibia, South Africa, Sweden, and
France. And we all lived in the same town.

I am going to jump ahead and make a statement. I have been here for 16 days, and I think they have been the best 16 days of my life!