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The Journey Of Life : My Journey In My Life

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Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved – Winnie the Pooh. Being a military kid growing up, for as long as I could remember I have always been moving around, but never out of the country. I believe in this point in my life I had moved at least six times by now. I was around the age of 11, when I got the news that we would be moving to another continent, Europe. I was both scared and excited. Scared that I would not fit in, but excited to have the opportunity to travel and see the world because traveling had always been a huge part of my life. This is the journey that has changed me. When my family and I moved from America to Germany, I met new people who would leave a lasting impression on me, I gained knowledge of …show more content…

This set up my future work ethic for high school and placement level in certain subjects. Another component I feel had major influence over my life was traveling.
While in Germany I lived in two different locations, for my first year in Germany I lived in a city called Bamberg. There I specifically remember eating copious amounts of food. I recall eating out almost every night. My favorite place to eat was this little vendors’ shop right outside of this food market, I remember every time we went grocery shopping at this location I would ask my dad to buy me food there. I always got the same thing, every time without fail, two bratwurst links perfectly grilled with brotchen (a delicious bread roll) and mustard. No drink or any other food needed. Whether I had already eaten something or not I would beg to eat there. The smell of the vendors’ food was absolutely enticing, the smell of the savory meat being cooked on the grill just drew me in every time, making my mouth water. Bamberg for me will forever be associated with great food. My family and I then moved to Baumholder, there I lived for two years. There we got a plethora of traveling done, we visited: Luxemburg, France, different cities in Germany, Belgium, Italy, and so many more places. Traveling allowed me to learn and immerse myself in different cultures. It is absolutely fascinating to me how so many different cultures could function while being so

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