Hey!
I‘m blogging again from over here in the USA to tell you about my adventures.
Through my announcement and certainly also your own knowledge, you probably already know that there was a small event for the Americans and therefore also for me this month…Thanksgiving! I have to honestly say that since I’ve been here, I’ve been looking forward to experiencing this American holiday, which we don’t even have in Germany.
After Halloween, all the shops and everyone here on the island were already geared up for the family and friends celebration. Because on Thanksgiving, that means inviting the family, decorating the house, and shopping for lots of food. Because what is definitely not neglected on Thanksgiving is the food. (One could almost think that Americans only celebrate for the food… ;)) I couldn’t even decide whether I liked the roast turkey, turkey stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, corn, dinner rolls, cranberry sauce or apple liked pie best.
But as soon as my host sister and I arrived at our family friends house, it felt very like home and like a great family! Because even if we didn’t celebrate with my actual host family, who was in Utah, we had a wonderful and fun evening.
But that was not the end of November.
The reason we didn’t go to Utah with my host family was because my host sister, my friends and I went on a trip to Idaho to visit friends. A road-trip with friends through America… my dreams come true over here!
A trip with friends is not always just a sightseeing tour, especially since there really isn’t that much to see in Idaho except fields and potatoes. However, this gave me a different perspective of the state and I even had the opportunity to see how my friends there live as college students in the USA. I will never forget this trip and the friends I made along the way and I’m just amazed at how much of what I otherwise only dreamed of comes true.
But after a small week of vacation through the Thanksgiving holiday, I obviously had to back to school… for me, however, it was also pretty exciting because the basketball season has officially started and I was finally able to „work“ as manager of the basketball team. I really have a lot of fun with it and recommend everyone who doesn’t necessarily want to do a sport during their year abroad to still be part of the team through something like this. You always get to know new people and experience a lot of American culture.
I can only say again and again how glad I am to have made this decision and to be able to share my adventures and experiences with you. So if you’re also always dreaming out there, just like me, just make your dreams come true! Because I am definitely living mine over here!
But you’ll hear something from me and my dreams again after Christmas, which I’m really excited about and can’t wait to experience and celebrate all this in a completely different way!
