#51 Flight back & arrived in Germany

Hi,
Almost two weeks ago I had to pack everything, say goodbye to my host family and get on the plane. It was the weirdest feeling to wake up and know you have to leave and that everything is over. I couldn´t really realize it and didn't want to, it was hard to say goodbye to my host family, the people who I lived with for almost a year and we all cried.

When I walked to my gate and heard the flight crew speak German I just wanted to turn around and leave. The whole flight I refused to speak German because I wasn't ready to just leave everything behind me. In Munich, it was so weird and the first German I talked to (a policeman from security) was super unfriendly :/
But on my flight to Düsseldorf, I got more and more excited about seeing my family and my best friend again. As soon as I got there, I saw my family waiting with a poster and champagne :D

I got used to being here again but it's true that it feels like nothing has changed at home. I am very thankful that I was able to do an exchange year, I learned so much, mostly about myself and became a completely different person. I would recommend it to everyone, even if you have to repeat a year at school.
A very big thank you to everyone who followed my journey and is interested; unfortunately, my year in the US is over and so is my blog. It was so much fun to share my experiences and it's a great memory I can always look at.
I have a long summer now, see my friends, go to school to get my drivers license and will be in 11th grade. Soon my host sister Sydney will come and I can't wait to show her how I live.
If you guys have any questions, concerns or just want to talk, feel free to contact me on Instagram @sophieklause.
Take care, Sophie :)