Post-Program Reflection
I have a lot of nostalgia about Germany, especially when it comes to Rike's mistaken emails being sent to us (I miss her!), tiramisu (reminds me of that awful Starbucks drink), as well as being at the Anatomy help desk (the models in Vienna were better, though). I love sharing with people the times that I stood somewhere important to history, yet it felt completely normal and simple. For example, the wall in Berlin had caused dramatic and saddening separation of a country, yet now, it just looks like a piece of rubble. I do not think I have changed in my behaviors and actions (besides liking to talk about my study abroad in Germany), but my perspective and thinking has changed. Understanding more of the course of history in another culture had an impact on me I hope to carry with me as I begin a career in healthcare.
Anna! I think it is so funny when Rike sends emails by mistake! It always makes me laugh. It’s crazy how places with such intense history can feel so normal when you’re actually there. I love that the experience shifted your perspective, even if your habits didn’t change much.
ReplyDeleteHey Anna Beth! I feel I have a lot of nostalgia as well, and totally get you with the mistake emails since I got that and it immediately took me back to the summer. Seeing the instagram post of our program made it feel so weird to me that I had had all of those experiences in such a short amount of time only this past summer! I also think the course has lent me a lot of knowledge going forth in my career in healthcare that I can implement.
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