I can’t believe I’ve made it. The last week in Germany. The
week was an even mix of nice and completely terrible. On Monday we biked to
Remagen, which is 22 km from Bonn. While this was supposed to be fun, I don’t
really like biking so I did not have a good time, and had a couple low-speed
collisions with inanimate objects. But once we got to Remagen it was cool. We
went to a history museum there about the Remagen bridge, which was the first
point that the American army crossed the Rhine in World War II. That evening I
procrastinated studying by watching Game of Thrones. The next morning was our
first physiology exam for the week. I didn’t think I’d done well on it, but I
didn’t end up doing too bad, so I was happy. Our circuits final was a take-home
test, and it was one of the hardest tests I’ve taken in college. If I’d had to
take that test in class I would have failed because it took me more than ten
hours to finish it. Thursday was my second test of the week in physiology, and
it was pretty easy. I was finally done with my schoolwork, and I could enjoy the
rest of my time in Bonn.
On Saturday we got up early so that we could go on a cruise
for a bit down the Rhine. We stopped and saw a castle on a hill, which had a very
nice view. I didn’t really enjoy the excursion all that much because there was
a lot of travelling time for the amount of stuff we did. That night I went to a
festival in the Rheinaue park in Bonn and watched the fireworks with a group of
us. It was a very nice last night out in Bonn, although getting home from the
festival was a bit challenging.
My last day in Bonn was a bit of a bittersweet day. We
started the day by going to a play put on by one of the other AIB programs. It
was very weird and I wasn’t a fan, although I can respect that the actors put
in a lot of time and effort to make it happen. We had a farewell party that
night with all of the programs on our soon-to-be old stomping grounds. One of
the student worker’s bands was playing and there was lots of food and drink. I
spent a lot of time talking and reflecting on the semester, and I had to say my
goodbyes to people, which was hard. Although I had to work hard to get through
this semester and there were points that were difficult, I had an amazing time
in Germany. The people here are so great and friendly, for example Shaaheen who
works at Uni-Burger who would always chat with us and would sometimes give us
free fries. It was awesome to be able to
see so many new places, and I learned a lot about my abilities, limits, and
priorities this semester. As I pack up my bags to come back home, I am happy
with my time away from home, and the people that I got to spend that time with.
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