Köln, Castles, and Kind of Like Pennsylvania: Teil Eins

Work hard, play hard seems to be the anthem of the Deutsch Volk. That being established, in the month of October, I had three weeks off of school for the Herbst Pause. During this break, I went with my host parents of the most epic vacation I've ever been on, and we played hard. This...

All I want for Christmas… is snow!

Northern Germany doesn't get much snow. Most of the time, it is only cold and rainy here. Like a perpetual November that doesn't go away. Today, however, while my boyfriend and I were eating brunch, we got the news that snow was predicted for an whole hour this evening. It has only ever flurried this...

Thanksgiving: Deutsch und Vegan

As half of being an Exchange Student is sharing your Culture with your Host Country, I took November 22nd as a prime opportunity to do so. With the entirety of my family celebrating Thanksgiving together in the States, I decided to make my own celebration. In the middle of November, I began finding recipes, making...

Sometimes the Smallest Adventures are the Most Fun.

Here is a small collection of memories I have made in Germany. To some, they might seem small and insignificant, but to me they are the quintessential example of my exchange year, as they have taken place in my new home of Husum with people I now consider family. Fut-yes In the small city of...