It’s comforting to know someone understands everything you’re going through and instead of getting upset, you learn to laugh together. Maybe you didn’t know which bathroom to go in, almost got run over by a bike (multiple times), stared cluelessly at the dairy wall in the grocery store for 10minutes, translatedevery setting on the washing machine, asked someone to repeat themselves more times than felt comfortable... and yes, all these things happened to me. The truth is that these embarrassing things happen to everyone. Best said by the band Great Big Sea: “It’s all your state of mind. And at the end of the day, you’ve just got to say, it’s alright.” So much happens in the course of a week, I feel like I need to sit in my room alone for
a moment just to process everything. For example, in the first week alone, I shopped for supplies for my room, navigated all the bureaucratic steps to study in Germany, chose my course schedule, attended many events to meet people, planned trips to nearby cities, and the list goes on. Sometimes it feels like I’ve totally lost control of my life and someone is leading me on this journey because life is moving so quickly. There’s no way to fully prepare for the whirlwind but the most important tip I have that helped me immensely is to reach out to those who’ve gone through it before. Prost (cheers)!
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DECEMBER 2019 • SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE
SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • DECEMBER 2019
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