Drei Jahre später

Hey people, So it has been a long time since we have had a conversation, don't you think. I have felt the need to update, but at the same time I have also forgotten. I have been back for a year and eight months. Time goes by so quickly, I cannot believe it. I am...

One Year Since Return

Hey people,   So it has been a really long while since I have posted anything on this blog. Sorry for the silence, but I have nothing to write about relating about abroad. Well today we’ll have to change that. A year ago today, my exchange year with CBYX 2017-2018 officially ended. On June 10th,...

2 Year Anniversary already?

Hey people, So long time no talk. Well I have been very busy with my senior year of high school and successfully surviving it. But today I have something more important to talk about. It's the two year anniversary since I found out I was a finalist for CBYX 2017-2018. Basically, two years ago at...

2 Year Anniversary of CBYX Interview

Hey people, So long time no talk. Two days ago on Saturday I went down to the AFS office in NYC. What for? Well I interviews the some of the potential AFS CBYX 2019-2020 crew. It was actually so exciting. Today two years ago I had my interview. I remember how absolutely terrifying it was....

11 DAYS LEFT TO APPLY FOR CBYX

Hey people, So, I'm back. So this time I wanted to talk about the CBYX scholarship. The CBYX Scholarship is a full merit scholarship to study abroad in Germany for 10-11 months (for my year it is 11 months), sponsored by the US Department of State, specifically the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Within the...

CBYX 2019-2020 Applications are open!!!!!!!

Hey people, So, the most greatest thing in the whole wide world has been launched. Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange is a full scholarship awarded to 250 American and 250 German students. What is the history of the CBYX Program? Initiated in 1983, Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange was created to strengthen ties between Germany and the United States...

3 months ago

Hey people, So, 3 months ago, my plane touched down at IAD and I was back. My year abroad was over. It's sad. 4 months ago I wrote "Exactly one month left". I was in Berlin with 45/46 amazing fellow cbyxers. Now, the last time I saw a CBYX student was on August 4th when I...

It’s been a while

Hey people, So last time I updated y’all was a month ago. So time for an update. I’ve been in senior year for almost a month now. It has been a struggle getting used to my school again. I forgot what it is like to be in school the 2,300 students. I forgot what it...

It’s been a year (part 2)

Hey people, So as always I am late at writing. This was supposed to be written and posted yesterday, but obviously not as well I was busy. Yesterday, August 11th, 2018 was the one year anniversary of me stepping on a plane and going to Germany. A year ago I left American soil. A year...

It’s been a year (part 1)

Hey people, So a year ago, I left NY and drove down to Washington DC with my family. This was the last time I was going to see my family for a year (11months same thing). A year ago I met 48 amazing people who I would share many memories with during language camp, midstay...