Friday, August 21, 2009

And Now We Wait..

Alright, so this is really all happening fast, and is very quickly becoming reality. I spoke on the phone today for about an hour and a half to Kai und Lisa, who are the very sweet couple that are very interested in having me as their live-in AuPair for a minimum of a year.. in Bonn.. Germany! At the end of our conversation, Kai let me know that him and Lisa are very sure that they would like to go ahead and extend the offer for me to come live with them, but of course wanted to give me a few days to really think it over. They will be contacting me in a few days to finalize the decision. So basically I have 2 or 3 days to think long and hard about if I want to go through with it. But, I am pretty sure I already know my answer :)
I would be leaving for Deutschland to begin my new life in Europe the second week of October.. basically as soon as I get home from visiting Travis and Lisa in Austin, TX, I would be packing up my American life and hoppin' the next plane to Deutschland. Whoa. This is all intense. I keep thinking its like a dream and need to remind myself that it all is really happening. I'm moving to Germany!??! What??!! This is crazy! Who graduates college and peaces out of the country? I guess I do. I'm so excited. Bonn seems like a pretty awesome city, and its so close to many things.. pretty much a perfect location where access to most of Western Europe is within 3-5 hours by train or car.
I have yet to call and tell my mother yet. Hmm.. maybe I should get on that. I talked to my brother, Travis, for a while about this amazing opportunity and he encouraged me to do it. I laughed and joked about how I continue to put off the "real world" now that I am no longer an undergrad and he said something that made me feel better/actually is more true than anything--he said "Megan, theres a little secret about 'the real world' and it is that whatever you are doing in your life at any moment, is the 'real world'" I guess he's right. And I figure, hey, I'm only young once, I have no real ties to any one place right now that would keep me from going--this is the beauty of single life ;)--so honestly, why the hell not?! And plus I can perfekt meine Deutsch :)

Ok.. I'm buggin' out and need to go call my mom.. I haven't let her know that her daughter is going to be moving to Europe. Maybe that's something I should do.. on second thought, it would be way more funny if I just send her a postcard when I get there..

Bis Morgen, Schlaf gut ohne Sorgen :)

3 comments:

  1. Nice. Let me know how it is in Germany! Sounds like you got the dream life! I love traveling and I never even been out of state!

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  2. thanks! I'm so excited I can't even think straight.. I've been to Germany a few times before to visit my former exchange student for long stays, so thats how I originally fell in love it there. You should definitely try to get out of the state, even if its just to a neighboring state--there's so much to discover in the world :D

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  3. hallo meine Liebe :)

    Ich kann gar nicht ausdrücken wie sehr ich mich freue dich endlich ganz nah bei mir in Deutschland zu haben! Dont you want to come a little earlier (like a week or a few days) and chill in Esslingen / Tübingen with me? I would love to have you woth me! Think about it!!!!!!

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