One of the most fun things I’ve done while I’ve been in Germany was the International Dinner. In the first week of the START course (one of two options for required German prep courses to study in Tübingen), they set up a dinner where everyone brought a dish from their home country. It was an excellent dinner, filled with dozens of dishes from all around the world, including South Korea, Greece, Brazil, Australia and so many more.

I made biscuits and gravy (don’t look too closely if you’ve actually had biscuits and gravy, I made them myself and I used chicken, which is blasphemy) and part of the fun was figuring out what dish I thought represented my country, while also being aware that there were other Americans in the course. I also had to figure out how to make them with ingredients in a German grocery store and I had to use my communal kitchen, both of which were harrowing experiences for me. But I prevailed and they tasted pretty good.

The evening was spent with fun conversation, good food and even some dancing at the end. After we’d eaten, one person performed a song and two other people taught the whole group of us dances. It was pretty chaotic, but a ton of fun. My favorite food was definitely the brigadeiro from Brazil, I crave it regularly. Overall, this was an excellent start to the course and my time here in Germany, plus I got to really talk to some new friends outside of class and I went to a club for the first time afterwards!

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