Travels to Berlin- made it!

Syline of Berlin

               I finally made it to Berlin! What an interesting few days. Two days ago I flew in to Washington D.C to go meet up with my cousins and then fly off to Germany. When we arrived at the airport, I promptly said my goodbyes to my family members and headed off to the gate. Sitting there was one of the other kids.We got talking immediately about what we expected Germany would be like and so on until all the other kids had arrived. They all seemed very nice and also very excited to go to Berlin.

                The plane ride was rough, and my new found fear of flying didn’t help. In my systems of technology class that I took this past year, we learned about flight and aerodynamics. My teacher also insisted on teaching us every single thing that could go wrong with a flight in mid-air. So, naturally, when the flight was taking off, I was stuck there thinking of every thing that could go wrong if the pilot didn’t do his job correctly. Once we were off the plane though, we had about a 5 hour layover between the time we arrived and our next flight. We found a nice coffee shop in the airport to get some breakfast, and then sat at the gate playing I Spy for a long time. 

Me and My Host Sisters

          Finally after our short 45 minute flight, we arrived in Berlin. Our host families were waiting for us there. My family is absolutely adorable and I really like them a lot! They live in a small village just outside of Berlin. They all speak at least a little bit of English, so I don’t really feel overwhelmed by German. Often they have their convocations inBefore dinner last night, my host mother and sisters took me for a short tour of Berlin. It really is a beautiful city. It is kind of a mix of 1940’s style architecture, surrounded by giant modern works of engineering. It is really fun to look at for someone like me who is interested in all the design aspects.

            I cannot wait to start learning German, and to start being able to speak it with my family!

View of My School's Street

 

Inside the Reichstag Tower Government Building

 

 

 

 

 

 

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