In Germany, Learning About China
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Dominick is an American student studying in Germany as part of the CBYX (Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange) scholarship exchange program.
Although I expected my first friends in Germany to be, well, German, they actually ended up being Chinese students.
Being an exchange student is a special title that sticks with you for the rest of your life. There’s certainly something unique about plunging into a new culture halfway through school that not many will understand, so when you find more exchange students, it’s always a special moment.
I shared that moment with some Chinese students, Hank and Ray, because the CBYX language camp was actually hosted at an international boarding school. Tucked away in a German castle, we observed the new continent we found ourselves in and related a lot about the global superpowers we call homes.
It showed me that searching for a deeper understanding of our planet is an inherent drive of humanity itself. Borders may mark where we live, but our efforts to bridge them show us who we are.
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