After visiting Germany in 2014 and falling in love with the country, I promised myself to get my butt over there for an extended period of time by a 2020 deadline. Well, today, that dream became reality. I found out this morning that I've been accepted into a 2-year Master's program in Stuttgart beginning March 2017, along with one semester in Liverpool going for an MBA. It's unreal typing that, let alone saying those words out loud.
I don't have any specific questions to ask, but just want to know in general any advice or stories you folks have of similar experiences of moving to another country for school or work or travel. I speak a little German and Italian, so I don't anticipate too much difficulty becoming more fluent. I've never packed and shipped a personal bike (SyCip road bike) before so that will be a new experience. But I guess even before that, I don't know how to begin searching for accommodations. Sometime in February, I plan on selling my car and furniture I don't need, but wonder if that's a poor decision. When, and if, I return to Northern California, I may have very little possessions and have to start all over again. Or is that perhaps a blessing in disguise?
Feel free to chime in on Germany, grad school, Europe, career paths, cyclocross, anything really. And don't forget to vote!
-Brandon
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