My Year abroad

For my final blog, I decided to write about my year abroad in Heilbronn, Germany. Being stressed to get assignments finished and trying to study for the upcoming exams has made me miss my erasmus year so much more.
Although part of the reason I chose to do the marketing course in Dkit was the chance to study abroad, I was very apprehensive about going when the time came. I have never lived away from home and I was worried I wouldn’t make it through the year there.
The language barrier was difficult at times. I had no previous experince of the language so I took a beginners German course in the first semester. It was definately one of the worst classes i had. Right from the start the lecturer dint speak any English so it was very difficult when she explained anything in the beginning as no one had any idea what she was saying. One of the main things i didnt like about the lectures there was the fact that some were at 8 in the morning and could last 3 hours so I found it a bit difficult making it to thoses lectures.
The main thing I loved was the travelling side. I have been skiing in Austria and had a trip to Barcelona. Also I have been to a few places in Germany such as Stuttgart, Heidelberg, Wurzburg, Munich and Berlin.
I never thought I would meet and have such close friends there or that I would come to love my life in Erasmus and not want to leave. I’m disappointed in the fact that I didn’t interact with the Erasmus in the first semester as much as I did in the second semester. Also I would have liked to have travelled more while I was there.
I would definitely recommend the year abroad to anyone. As someone who has never lived away from home, the best part was the independence. You will learn a lot about yourself and meet so many people from different cultures. If I had the choice to do it all over again I certainly would. I can honestly say it was the best experience of my life!