Just Jon

Howdy! My name is Jon. I am a Texas Boy from the United States of America. I am writting this blog before I leave for the anticipated Germany trip. I am excited to be going on this trip I have only been out of the state 3 times in my life, and I have never been outside of the United States of America. I am a boy looking to see what some part of the outside world looks like. I will be experiencing a lot of firsts. I will be taking my first plan ride. I will be leaving the country for the first time. I will hear the German language in it's natural setting for the first time. I will be traveling with a group of people who I am not too familiar with for the first time. I will be on another continent for the first time. I will ride on a passenger train for the first time. I will be taking my first winter class. I will be the farthest I have ever been away from my family for the first time. I will be the first in the family to travel and study abroad. While all of these things are my first and there are many more for me, I see this as the greatest time in my life. I get the opportunity to experience a whole new culture for the first time in my life in a host country. To think, I am only 19. I feel free. I hope this trip is a blast of fun. Well, hope to see you soon.