Hello Reader! And Happy New Year!
Spain and Germany have been a blast! There are so many things I could talk about, and not a lot of time before I head back to America. I think I need some more time to process everything before I can really draw out some good insights, but since I did promise to send lots of pics...
Let's take a look at Spain and Germany!
We'll start with Germany since I was only there a short time. Also, I got sick in Germany and ended up spending two of my three days there in bed which wasn't ideal but I'm really grateful I was able to have the one day I did!
The most important revelation I had about Germany was what they have in their grocery stores. Most of it felt fairly normal, but a few differences are lots of Cheese, lots of bread, and a TON of chocolate!
I feel like many Americans love cheese so it's a bit surprising to me that we don't have so many kinds in our grocery stores. I got to try three that were pretty good! I think we have Brie in America, but I also got to try Appenzeller and Bergkäse! In case you are curious, Bergkäse translates to "mountain cheese" which I think sounds pretty legit—not cheesy at all...
The other pics from Germany are in last weeks update!
On to Spain! This is where I've spent the bulk of my time so I've got some more to show!
To start with, I want to show you what being a tourist is really like. This next picture is the kind of thing you often see on social media.
And this picture is what everyone else around me actually saw.
I want to remember these pictures because I feel they are a good metaphor for life. We often think we're the only ones being stared at, but other people get weird looks when they take their photos too. Consider applying this perspective to aspects of life where you might think you're the "only one".
I'm not quite done exploring yet (heading back to America this weekend) so there are even more awesome sights to be seen in... Barcelona!
Best wishes to you and I hope you are able to get a small sense of what it's like here through these pics! It's definitely different to experience Europe for yourself (especially the cathedrals). I didn't know until after I had gotten here, but Spain is the number two travel destination in the world! (And it's also right next to the number one tourist country, France!) so if you are interested in visiting a foreign country I can recommend Spain for sure!
Keep your dream life in sight!
-Nate
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