Posted in January 2016

After a trip of over five months in America, I came back home. At 7:15 am, I arrived at Schiphol Airport. It was a strange feeling to be truly back. Fortunately, I have a lot of good memories to look back on.

The American Thanksgiving is at the end of November and a friend invited me over to celebrate this American holiday with her family. It was a completely new day of celebration for me and it was a wonderful thing to experience. We travelled to a city near New York to meet the whole family. Everyone in the family brought something to eat, for example; turkey or stuffing or mashed potatoes. There was so much food!

After Thanksgiving it was almost exam week so I had to study a lot. After a long weekend in New York in the beginning of December to see the big Christmas tree and the Brooklyn Bridge, I had to work very hard until the last day.

I even had two exams the last day before winter break. Fortunately they all went pretty well and I can be content with my grades. That evening I had to say goodbye to all my friends. Hopefully I will see some again, since they want to visit Europe or already live in Europe.

During winter break I went to Florida for a road trip. Starting from Orlando in the East, to the South in Miami, to Tampa in the West.In Tampa I stayed with a friend for a week and spent New Years’ Eve with her and her family. This was the first time I saw the ball drop in Times Square on television.

I am so grateful for last semester. I would recommend studying abroad to anyone who has the chance. You’ll learn, see and do so much in just several months!