It has been exactly one week since I took my first steps on German soil and what has happened since then is something I can only try to explain in words. My first few days being here were probably my most naïve due to the fact the inevitable culture shock I was destined to face had not officially sunk in yet. People were still people and everyday items could be found in there typical locations. The only differences were that the words emmitting from peoples mou...

In just three days I will be setting foot aboard a plane that will fly me more than 4,500 miles from a life I once knew and a place I call home. Words cannot express how excited I am to be embarking upon this new chapter in my life -- having everything I have ever known be rewritten by the ways of a culture unfamiliar to the one I grew up in. Change is innevitable and personal growth is a promise. I am not expecting to come back from this experience the same pers...