Marli W.

If I had known that coming to Germany would mean twice as much Halloween, I wouldn’t have even given Spain a second thought when I was looking into spending a... keep reading

Hallo zusammen, and welcome back to another blog post! I can’t believe February is already over [and now almost March, as I've taken so long to edit this post... oops.]... keep reading

Have you ever been to the home decoration section of a store around Christmastime, and among the glittering red, silver, and green ornaments discovered… a pickle? So the story goes... keep reading

It’s December again, and that means the next round of CIEE CBYX hopefuls have just submitted their applications. I remember what the application process was like for me. For a... keep reading

I can’t believe it’s been 2 months since I’ve gotten to my host family! It feels like longer than that and also not quite that long yet. I do feel... keep reading

It’s my favorite time of year here in Germany… fall! I lived in Illinois before moving to Florida, and I really missed the autumn weather and changing leaves. It’s currently... keep reading

49 kids, 6 teachers, 5 Teamers, 28 days. I can already tell that this last month will be one of the highlights of my year, maybe even of the next... keep reading

August 20, 2018 Today marks the beginning of our third week at Language Camp in Bad Laasphe. We’ve had German classes, group discussions on the cultural differences between the USA... keep reading

Hello, and welcome back to another post! This time I’m writing from Deutschland! Goodbyes and Hellos August 2nd was the beginning of Pre-departure Orientation in Washington, DC. My mom and... keep reading

Today was my last full day left in Florida. As predicted in my previous post two months ago, it still hasn’t really hit me yet that I’m actually doing this... keep reading