Regresar - Back to Germany

And just like that, my four months in Peru are over! Sometimes I'm not sure if time has flown by or if it has passed slowly. When I return to Germany, it feels like I was hardly gone. But when I think about all the experiences I had in Peru, it feels like I was there for years.

I traveled, learned Spanish, worked, supported, and had fun. I got to know the three regions of Peru: the coast, the rainforest, and the highlands.

I learned how to work as a psychologist in Peru, how to conduct patient conversations in Spanish, and how to lead group exercises. This not only provided me with linguistic skills but also gave me professional experience.

I started a research project and learned that things are not always easy from the beginning, that I have to be persistent, that surveys in Peru are very different from those in Germany, and that I can never compare the Peruvian way of interacting and speaking with the German way, and I shouldn't. And that I will miss them; that every country has its own peculiarities, strengths, and weaknesses, that every country can be lovable and a home.

During my time in Peru, I learned how to deal with a foreign culture and overcome fears. I stepped out of my comfort zone and now I know how to accept, how to solve problems without unnecessary complaints or frustrations.

I arrived at the airport in Luxembourg on March 1st. This is where my journey began, and now it ends here, after more than four months. But these four months have sent me on a journey that I will be part of for the rest of my life.