Traveling was like a dream to
her. She saw things she had never seen before, touching things she would only
see on the World Wide Web, meeting people she thought only exist in her mind.
All of those above occurred during a half sabbatical year, spent mostly in a
small city called Hildesheim with fellow exchange students from across the
universe.
“A bunch of interesting
creatures,” she thought. Not saying that she was not weird enough to be in the
coterie.
Some say exchange students study
not, only enjoy the excess fun of their travels. Well, she did a bit of study
for she enjoyed playing around with arc torch and band saw. Metal flowed like a
stream, saw dust flew like a tornado, silkscreen stood in between paint and the
white space.
If culture is better
experienced, then she could not think of any better ways to do it than to experience
it in person. She traveled with no expectation but came back with a thousand
stories to share. Who would have thought that half a year of holiday would be
so challenging - indeed very eye-opening. It was half a year of collecting
ideas and harvesting experiences. The happiest thing was probably riding her
bike along the river, across the woods, into the wild, under the sun.
Dare you to put your life on
hold for six months and slowing down your pace? She suggested dropping all your
possessions for it means nothing compared to the joy of being young and
restless. Take all the fuss away, do the paperwork, get yourself lost from your
well-planned track. Mind you, do not get too wasted - or you might if you have
worked hard, therefore go and enjoy your prize. Being present was the most
important thing, for she would not waste a second of her life in the “land of
poets and thinkers."
Brezel, bratwurst, and beer, with love she takes you on a journey to a
distant place from home from the perspective of 1450mm from the ground. Not
everything you will see is entirely true, for it is you to judge what is
relevant and real to the self.
