First Impressions

I have been living in Berlin for a little over two months now. And while I have grown used to the steady swaying of the S-bahn and visiting the quaint markets on Sundays, it is good to look back on my first days in Berlin and the intense mixture of thoughts and feelings I was having during those times.

Leap of Faith

“I am alone, traveling to a foreign country where I barely speak the language, and know no one there. What. Am. I. Doing.”

For me the biggest hesitancy was getting on the plane that would take me from ORD-Chicago, 40 mins from where I grew up my whole life, to Berlin, where I would be starting another. Once I got on that plane there would be no going back, I couldn't simply just turn around. Sitting 10 hours on that flight all alone was particularly difficult. I just kept having the same thought running through my head: What am I doing? What am I doing? What am I doing? I am alone, traveling to a foreign country where I barely speak the language, and know no one there. What. Am. I. Doing." It's a big step to take, I left my family, friends, and my boyfriend behind all to have the opportunity to travel and learn more about Germany. And even when I got to Berlin, I don't think the full impact of what I actually was doing hit me until a few days in.

The Firsts

I think my first thought of seeing Berlin was how large it is. It is not tall with skyscrapers like American cities....

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