I was sitting staring the clouds floating and I could not believe it. at that particular moment I left my country, my city, my whole life for the whole year!!! Unbelievable!  So I was watching an endless amount of fluffy clouds crossing the space of the clear blue sky.

In fact, if you imagine just for a moment and think this over, every single thing seems so tiny and insignificant from that height. It's so cool to look at the endless fields that cover the earth and make it a colorful puzzle. And among the fields there are small colorful houses, which in reality would shock you with their size. And all these spaces of life are surrounded by forests that create a real barrier between all off those absolutely the same houses and fields. If you look closely, between all this diversity small strings of roads and paths that you usually use to ride a bike or walk can be seen.

When we were not so far from Frankfurt, I've seen an incredibly vast highway with all those cars that reminded me tiny insects - ant. Are all the cities alike? Is there always such a rush, such a hurry? Is our whole life like this? If it is, that will be not a life I would like to have.

But the best thing besides all those facts is that feeling of freedom and flight. When you are one by one with that boundless expanse of blue sky and sunlight between clouds that surround you, your only desire is to fly, to stay there. Forever. There are no cars, no people, no buildings, no roads. There is nothing in there. There are only white fluffy clouds.

But all those thoughts disappeared in the noise of the airport after the aircraft touched the ground.

Well then, guten Morgen Germany!

But I this time I was there just for a while for a couple hours but nevertheless I have some things to say.

Firstly, I have NO IDEA at all how is that even possible not to get lost in this airport.  It is such a relief that we were accompanied by an employee of the airport till the boarding on a connecting flight to Washington D.C.

Secondly, I was confused about the rules of attending areas. You're in f.e. zone Z13 where is your gate. And you really want to go f.e. to buy a cup of coffee in a cafe that is not so far but nevertheless that is situated in the next zone Z14. You can go there that is possible. But then to come back to your gate in your zone you have to pass one more time a Security Check which one (you can trust me with that one) isn't the most interesting thing to do in the airport. So you see I wanted to go to Starbucks to buy some delicious coffee (that's one of the fewest places where I'm ready to drink it!) but I didn't want it so badly that I could pass that Security Check once more.

Thirdly, there was an incredible documents' control before departure. "Do you have YOUR things in the luggage? Dis anyone transmit you anything?" Just let me know, who is going to say "Yes" in this situation? I can understand that it was the security, those cautions. But nevertheless. Although it might be a point there.

But Germany is behind me. I am FINALLY in the United States of America!!! I am finally here! But the fact that the plane landed, didn't mean that I would go out fast. I've been waiting in a line for more the an hour til I have FINALLY gotten a stamp in my passport! But besides the tears (ahah, just kidding kidding) and the endless line of people I finally got to the Security control!!! And to be honest, I expected that there would be some really tricky questions 'cause this is the US. Do you think I had at least one? NO! Everything was incredibly easy and took about 3 minutes of my time. And then my year began. I came out from the baggage claim area and I saw people with some signs "YEAR Program". Photographers met us (WOW, are there more paparazzi? I'm not ready). Yes, we were told that there would be some during our orientation course but I haven't expect them to be there the next minute we came. When we were in a bus they (the photographers) wanted to capture emotions of the excitement. Guys, you're in the USA!!! Yep, we are, I can't agree more but as for me I was really tired. The only thing I was capable for is not falling asleep.

But what is after then, right? There was a short introductory course then we got some food and went to our rooms to have a rest, to sleep 'cause the next day we had to get up around 7 am (pretty hard but I am good with it I get up around 5 am usually so that was easy for me).

It would be a point to write THE END now if it was the truth. It is not. It isn't the END. It's the BEGGING of an amazing story of success. Of my success. And I got a chance to realize this story. And I got this chance thanks to the YEAR Program! Thank you YEAR for this possibility to make one of my dreams comes true!