While I was in Germany I learned to live like a local. Picking out a favorite coffee shop in town, learning to use public transportation, and having a favorite meal such as schnitzel are some of the many things I miss now that I’m back in the States. Getting to know the waiters at our favorite restaurant with different backgrounds such as Irish and even American were also interesting experiences. Even learning how timely trains are and how that is one of the main ways of traveling around Europe was very eye-opening. When abroad, you realize the whole world functions differently, and what you’re used to in one place might be something completely rare in another