Another day, another adventure

Once there was a girl who went on exchange to Germany. That girl was me. And man, was that girl excited to go. And wasn't she excited to get there, too! And wasn't it just lovely.
But sometimes unseasonable weather and lack of chocolate and a faraway family conspire to create a smashing day of homesickness.
And then, after that day, you feel like you could take on the world. Which you sort of are doing.
And then, after that, you realize that where you are is the best possible place one could be. Exchange is hard to put into words; sometimes it feels tangible and sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes there are moments of loneliness, but other, better times there are moments of unloneliness. Unloneliness is when you are surrounded by love on all sides; exchange students, friends, host families, natural families, Rotarians, people at the bakery... And you realize that your heart, your very soul is split in the best possible way between two places on earth, but that's okay because it only makes your heart bigger and stronger.
Naturally, when one feels this way, it is best to tour historic German cities...

  

...watch the sky through the trees...

...look at Zeppelin engines...

...see a large expanse of water for the first time since you flew across the Atlantic...

...sing in sold-out concerts...

...take advantage of Brottag...

...and see that the sun is shining.

So that's what I did.