October is coming to a close, and another month has passed studying in Germany. I have three months left on the semester, and it feels like not enough time to accomplish all of my responsibilities and to get an internship for next semester in Germany. It has been extremely fun and full of adventures, but I miss all of my friends, the campus, and even classes back at Rollins. Back in America, you have continuous assessments throughout the semester but here you have one exam at the end of the semester over everything. I thought it was stressful having all of the assignments last year, but this is a new and looming stress that ebbs away at my cool. I find myself constantly stressed and full of doubt for myself if I am understanding everything and am doing well in my classes. I also have a few presentations and a research paper on corporate finance that I have to write which is due in the next month, and thanks to my love of procrastination (and Netflix) I can only blame myself for the extra stress and shifted attitude since I’ve been here. I am not allowing myself to go on any weekend travel trips so I can focus all my time and energy on these assignments and reviewing lectures, so no more exciting pictures on this blog for now! Until Christmas that is, when my family visits me. On a positive note, I have been cooking constantly and trying new recipes and dishes and find it extremely calming and new sense of pride. I also plan on taking a study break this weekend and climb the tallest mountain here in Reutlingen with a friend and I will be able to see the edge of the Black Forest and see the colorful landscape that I wouldn’t be able to experience in Florida. This is also Halloween weekend, and I went out last night and was excited to find that everyone here dresses scary compared to the usual college campus. Here is a picture of a bunch of us before we went out, and there were even more creative faces later on in the night that frightened me. (For those of you who can’t figure it out, I was a scarecrow much to the displeasure of my mother)
Until next time, Tschüß! 