Jana goes America: Dezember 2014

Dienstag, 23. Dezember 2014

Thank you and see you soon!

This is to all of my (new) friends, who were part of this experience!

The last 5 months were the best time of my life!! I´ve changed so much, I´ve done a lot of things I´ve never even dreamed of and I love it! Thank you so much!! I am in love with this country! I´ve never been so happy in my whole life!

I dreamed about going to the USA since I was 10 (?) and now the time is already over! I worked hard for my dream, which makes it even better, cause I know I´ve earned it!

I am now sitting at LAX and I cannot believe that I have to leave this beautiful country and those amazing people! I will come back as soons as possible, I promise!

I will not mention any names, but I´m sure everybody knows that I mean him/her =) <3

Special thanks to:

my German roommate: You were there for me when I needed you the most! We got so close in just 4 weeks. That is amazing! Thank you for making me change! Thank you for all the great trips we´ve made: LA, San Diego, Grand Canyon and Las Vegas. Especially for Vegas ;). You know what I mean! What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas ;). I am looking forward to seeing you again soon my little Californian-German sister :-*

my business class buddy: It was a good choice to sit in the 3rd row ;). It could have been worse =D. Thanks for all the interesting talks. Thanks for all the driving and sitting in the car to talk even more. Thanks for making the business class more fun! Hope to see you in Germany! You are a really great guy and I am happy that we met each other!! I will miss you! And thanks for going to this Karaoke Bar with me!

the one who thinks that Jana (pronounced in German) sounds hotter than any other English name: Thanks for rocking the suburbs with me;). Thank you for all the fun! Thank you for the Karaoke nights! Thank you for everything! I am so happy that I met you. You are an awesome guy. We have to stay in touch and I hope we see each other again soon!

my Belgium roommate: Thank you for all the fun nights, days and trips!! Thanks for SF, LA and NYC!!! After the LACF, we became friends, but I guess you cannot Bungee Jump without beeing friends afterwards!! I will miss you so much!! I cannot wait to see you in Belgium, Paris, Germany...doesn´t matter where =). And I will miss: BF, BBF, NCBF, GCOL!! How´re you doing? ;)... I KNOW!!! *insider*. Je t´aime!!!

my Spanish Roommate: We just had a few weeks with each other, but I will miss you so much!! You are such a nice girl!! I hope we see each other soon in Spain or somewhere else in Europe! ;). Te amo!

the New York guy: Thanks for being such a great host!! It was so much fun in your apartment!! I loved the talk we had until 2 am :D!! If you ever come to Germany, let me know!! It was a great time! Even though it was just for 5 days, I will miss you! You are such a friendly and nice guy!

the one who didn´t go to Magic Mountain with me: Thanks for visiting the Universal Studios with me instead. It was a really fun day!! And thanks for helping us to find a host in NYC!! Hope to see you again in California ;)

my host family: Thank you for the last 5 months! I loved staying with you!! I will miss you all!! It was so cute when my host dad asked for some German words and tried to pronounce them!

my marketing girl: thank you for making an 8 am morning class so amazing! It was a pleasure to meet you! I hope we see each other again! Take care girl :-*

Thank you all!! Thanks to everybody I met even if I didn´t mention you!!!! I love you all and I will miss you so much!!

Montag, 22. Dezember 2014

NEW YORK CITY

Finally!! What I´ve been waiting for since I was 10 years old came true. I was in NYC at Christmas time!

It was amazing! No, not amazing...I need a new word to describe this trip!!

We went to Christmas markets, we walked through Central Park, we went to the MET, to Madame Toussauds, to Rockefeller Center, to the Empire State Building (at night), we made a tour with the Water Taxi at night, we made a boat sightseeing tour, we went to Liberty Island, we went to Times Square, we visited the 9/11 tribute center. We met awesome people!

That´s the short story! I cannot say anything else about this trip, because you really have to be there! It´s not like in the movies, it is better!!

The most emotional experience was the 9/11 memorial! To listen to the story of somebody who was there was incredible. No way not to cry!! If you just have one day in NYC..visit the 9/11 memorial!! the best way to see what America is about!!

the most wonderful experience was ice skating in front of the Rockefeller Center at midnight on my birthday!! It was the best birthday ever!!

I don´t know how to describe NYC. The best way is maybe this: if you ever had a dream, or something you wanted more than anything else, then remember the feeling when you finally achieved it!! That´s how I felt!!

Even though there is no picture which can capture this experience, this is the one which comes closest! No other pictures, because you all have seen pics from NYC..you have to bee there to make the difference!