I started to apply to college last summer and I was faced with the daunting task of figuring out what direction I wanted my life to take. I completed applications for both physical therapy and music schools, and I auditioned on voice at three schools. Both of those programs are rigorous and do not leave time for travel abroad programs, but I knew I had to travel in my life.
My brother Steve is involved in AFS and he was a Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) scholar, and he caused me to become more interested in other cultures. I applied for the program while I applied for college, and I thought what ever happens will happen. My interview was the weekend of my high school musical Les Miserables. It was the morning of the third night performance. I received notification about my acceptance during my orchestra tour in Chicago in April, and I got the official e-mail when I got home!
I am so excited to have won this scholarship and amazing opportunity to become bilingual, to gain new perspectives about the U.S. government and world issues, and to learn about the German culture by living with two host families.
I will be staying with Denise and Harald Goehring in Celle, Germany for my first month while I attend language camp. Then I will go to my permenant placement in Ansbach, Nurenburg, Bavaria. I will live with Birgit, Guido, and Maxamillion Mehl.
To the start of a new adventure,
Bridget Dix
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