Pre-departure Update #3: Dear Future Me
- lucysbookishbabble
- Jul 11, 2021
- 2 min read
I saw another CBYX blogger from several years ago do this, and then she replied in German at the end of her stay. (http://laurengoesgerman.weebly.com/) I thought it would be a positive way to set my intentions for the next year and a nice thing to look back on at the end of my stay. I still have a month and ten days until I depart for Germany, but I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to accomplish while I am abroad, and I think writing it all out will be beneficial. Anyways, I hope y’all enjoy it!!
Dear Future Me,
I do not doubt that CBYX will be the biggest blessing and challenge God has ever put in my path. I am sure that my journey will have mountains and valleys, triumphs and losses. Right now, I am so excited to depart on this journey, but every time I look at my suitcase, my stomach churns. I believe that this is the best kind of excitement, the kind that keeps you up at night but also scares you a little. Well, a lot, if I am honest.
Despite your nerves, I hope you make the most of this trip. I hope that you took in all the German you could. I hope you come back fluent. I hope you make friends, the kind that will be around for the rest of your life. I hope you stayed connected to your roots, but you were not afraid to branch out into German culture. Lastly, I hope that you had the most full, rich, and meaningful year possible. I hope that you truly lived it to the fullest.
I’ve thought a lot about what I want to do in Germany, and I’ve compiled a bit of a bucket list.
Go to a German church sermon and fully understand it
Play a sport
Join a club
Travel outside the country
Flirt in German
Try Schnitzel
See a castle (and imagine being royalty)
Read an entire novel in German (and understand it)
Shopping with my host sister
Visit the Christmas Markets
Even if I don’t accomplish any of these goals while I am abroad, I hope that I learn. So Future me, please take advantage of this opportunity, and learn, learn, learn!
Sincerely,
Past You
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