Traveling is learning. To travel is to meet the world, to become acquainted with the many peoples and cultures that inhabit it. To travel is to leave what is known, to venture beyond the realm of familiarity and the constraints of comfort. With a little time and an open mind, the vagabond becomes a kaleidoscope, collecting and embodying pieces of their experiences, integrating into their very person.
Sometimes, I feel like too much of some things and too little of others to fully be anything. I know too little German to seamlessly navigate and integrate into society here. I know too much German to be just another American tourist, but not enough to call myself fluent. I know too much of the world to return to who I was before, but not enough to know where I want to work and live after Fulbright. I'm a split person, too much of each place to belong to only one.
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