Day 25!

let's just say..

I am in love with Switzerland and it's definitely going to be a HUGE challenge to take on for anyone to drag me out of the country when my exchange ends...

Today the German class went on a field trip, we toured around Basel. It started with a cute potluck picnic at a park, we ate lots of food then the guys played soccer and the girls had some good chats and adventures. Then we went to a beautiful art museum, a very famous one - Kunst Museum. I saw paintings done by my two favorite artists, Van Gogh and Picasso. It is so neat to look at the signature on their pieces of art and realize "Picasso painted this, he signed that right there." It's the weirdest feeling, one of the most famous people in the world did that. After the art museum we went to a massive church called The Münster. It is beautiful! I didn't tour around it too much, the view at the back was a little distracting. It overlooked the Rhine River and kleinBasel.


                            

We took a fairy across to kleinBasel and toured there for a bit. Everything is SO beautiful..

I have two tips for new exchange students that helps me deal with the tougher days of exchange:



                              

Make time to think.. You are always out and about doing things like hanging out with friends, trying new food, at school, touring new things, travelling the country and other countries surrounding it, etc.  (which is fantastic!!)  Even though all of that is AMAZING, you still need time to think. You need time to figuratively 'take a step back' and regroup. I know I am unbelievably lucky to have received this opportunity, but it still has its tough days whether it be hearing unfortunate news from home, missing home or anything along those lines. So take time to think about anything & everything. You will be learning so much about yourself and the world while you're on this exchange.

Write it all down!! Not only will it help you remember every moment of exchange, it helps you gather your thoughts and reflect on the day that you had. Take a journal with you and try to write about every / every other day you spend here. It will be really good to look back on so you don't forget anything.

If anyone that reads this is thinking about applying for an exchange- DO IT!!