I went to Germany on a class trip in 1999, right after I graduated. It was the happiest and most gratifying time of my life. An absolute utopian experience. I stayed for twenty two days total, I lived with a family that lived in a large five bedroom house with a huge yard with a pond and a sauna in it. I made many friends when I lived there, saw many breath-taking sights and ate the best food ever prepared for me. I did the normal tourist things, Neuschwannstein castle, saw the tallest mountain in Germany (wendelstein)...etc. Those sights were amazing and forever etched into my head but what I really was searching for was the emotional aspect of the trip, the people I would touch…and get to know and be able to remember. I wanted to see some souls…and oh did I. I will never forget the culture, how rich it was…they keep very old things alive..thing we have forgotten and let fall to the way-side. Cobblestone streets are still prevelant in some areas of Bavaria. The town my house was in is a very small wealthy suburb called Raubling, when we wanted to do things we usually took the train into the closest city called Rosenheim. I will never forget my host family, Mr. and Mrs. Blank and their children Katharina, Leo and Simon. It’s been years since I have had contact with this family and I am still trying to find them, hopefully I will one day. Hopefully, I will go back.