I can’t believe it. My year abroad has come to an end! Is it bad that I miss Germany a little already? It’s been six months since I was last in the U.K; Gordon Brown was still Prime Minister, the snow was being a pain in the arse and the frustrated statuses about dissertations on Facebook hadn’t quite started yet. It feels as though those six months have gone past in the blink of an eye, in fact, it doesn’t feel so long ago since I was standing in Cologne Hauptbahnhof meeting the other assistants for the first time.

Right now I’m adjusting to the language change around me; clearly not as difficult a task as I’m switching to my native English instead of to the really-not-native German, but I’m still saying ‘Danke’, ‘bitte’ and ‘Hallo!’ to anyone I interact with. It’s weird to hear English all around me! Not to mention that I keep expecting to see my  favourite bakery haunts and Bratwursts on offer in the train station. When I picked up my train tickets, I searched for the option to print my journey itinerary and of course found none, because I’m not dealing with Deutsche Bahn anymore! No instances of anyone noticing my newly acquired German stare… yet.

Now I’ve been home just under a week, it’s crazy how quickly you can settle into your old routine. As for what’s in store for me this Summer, well that  mostly depends on whether or not I’ll get a job! For now I’m enjoying the gorgeous weather and looking forward to Swansea on Sunday. It feels good to be back.