I am back... I guess

Hey lads!

You probably can’t believe you’re reading this and I can’t believe I am writing this. 6 months ago I published my last post and if I am right I was still in Ireland back then. Actually I wanted to keep you updated on my situation back at home and about my re-integration in Germany but it didn’t feel right at that time. But I guess now it feels right to post and that’s why I am doing this. This post is probably going to be pretty messed up because there are a few things I wanna talk about. Let’s get started!

First of all: I am going to create another blog. It is probably going to be about bullet journaling and art but I am also going to share my favorite recipes and maybe also post stuff related to traveling. As soon as it is out I am going to insert the link right here so if you’re interested in stuff like that go check it out.

The posts that I wanted to make about my exchange year will follow in the next 10-14 days.
(My uniform, I know, I promised this post in November, I am SO sorry!!; my favorite places and restaurants in Cork; advices on finding the right organization for your exchange year + review and honest opinion on Experiment e.V and EIL Ireland; advantages of an exchange year; my seminar I had in March; my Ireland/exchange year playlist  and last but not least some more impressions from my time abroad)

The next thing I wanna talk about is going back home. I want to be honest with you guys, getting back into my German life was so much harder than becoming acquainted with the Irish culture and Ireland in general! My last day in Ireland was horrible and I cried almost without any breaks.... Luckily I had my amazing friends with me and they really helped me through this day and especially night. Seeing my parents for the first time after such a long time was very overwhelming! On the day after I came home my friends had organized a surprise party for me which was amazing. (If anyone of you reads this, I love you <3) Fortunately I was allowed to stay home two more days so I had to go to school on the 30th of January. At first it was horrifying because it felt like before but everything was so different ( I am in senior cycle now which is pretty different from Junior Cycle) and so many people wanted to talk to me and all I actually wanted was being alone. All in all I was very overwhelmed during the first weeks. Somehow everything got back to normal and became routine again. From time to time there are days or a week where I feel really bad and sad and it feels like my heart is getting pulled out of my chest. Most of the exchange students will know this feeling. It is like being homesick but 1000 times worse...  But I guess that is the price you have to pay for all the amazing memories you make during your exchange time.

I am still in contact with most of my friends and my hostmum. If I am lucky we will go to Ireland next year!

I hope you enjoyed reading my post and are not too mad I hadn’t posted in 6 months because I promise I will post some more things soon!!

Nici