Germany

Ich gehe nach Deutschland; it means I'm going to Germany. Yes, this August, I'll be leaving for Germany. I applied for the exchange student program of NCCU last semester and after working hard on TOEFL and the interview, I got the qualification of going to Karls International University in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Why Germany? A lot of people asked. This country first draw my attention when I was reading " The diary of Anne Frank". The horrible atrocity of Holocaust was beyond my imagination as a 10-year-old. Apparently, that didn't make a perfect first impression but it did brought me the interest in international affairs and later resulted in my decision of majoring in diplomacy. 

It wasn't until 2006 that I became fond of this country. When the FIFA world cup was held in Germany, I was 14 and beginning to enjoy watching soccer games. The first game that year was Germany versus Haiti. The German national team was filled with talented players. With the jerseys of black and white, they were so calm yet so precise just like the eagles, the icon symbolizing Germany. The team didn’t have a certain star player; instead, they had great team-work and shared the pride together; they were humble yet passionate.