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January 24, 2025

New Year Stuffs

It's been long time since I've written my first blog post on this website. I think if I had not been in Germany I would have written more frequently. But here I have so many outlets to speak my mind that I don't have much use to rant about things into the void.

As you know, it's a new year, so I'm obligated to say how crazy this past year was. I mean, it really was though. In the beginning of 2024, I was still doing all sorts of interviews and paperwork for my exchange program and didn't yet have a placement in a host family. Up until September when I left I was saying goodbyes and hanging out with friends for the last time before I'd be swept away into a strange place where I would have no idea what lay ahead for me. Now I think I've really settled in. Which is scary because I know that eventually I'll have to leave. My parents divorced when I was 10, so for 7 years I've been moving back and forth between houses and I never got used to it. I hated not having one home I'd always know I'd return to. So it's bitter-sweet having the single house I've dreamed of when I'll have to leave it soon.

I've been making a plan for myself of what I will do when I return to the States. I want to graduate American highschool so I can enroll in a Studienkolleg (University preparatory courses) which will allow me to enter a university in Germany. This is Highschool diplomas don't guarantee entrance to German Universities, and it helps to prepare my language skills too. My concerns, however, are me chickening out and wanting to stay in California. But I really want to end up living in Germany!!! California is a very expensive place to live, especially my area, and the only reason I would stay in the United States would be to live close to family. However, with recent um... Events... transpiring in the US, I would really like to expedite the emigration process... It will definitely help that I will have previous experience living in Germany as well as German language ability.

I'm not quite sure what my goals are for this website. At first it was just a fun new thing to learn, and it still is but I also want to be creating something meaningful. All I can really hope for is that one person sees my website and finds something inspiring that they take with them when they inevitably move on.