I would like to start my very first entry on my new blog by telling you how I got my first souvenir from California.
As a german exchange student I am here to learn how the american way of teaching at an university looks like. After 3 weeks in Santa Barabara, I know that it was a good decision to go here.
While my fellow students in Germany are freezing at 0 – 10 degrees celsius, I go to school every day by riding my bike in shorts and a T-shirt.
And for me the first thing, that comes into my mind when I am thinking about California, is the great weather and the way of life.
But besides the nice people and the great campus, there are so many other things to see.
To make sure that I will never forget all this I am always looking for a nice souvenir. Something that expresses everything, what comes into my mind when I think about California.
At my first time on the pier of Santa Barbara, I found something that expresses all this to me.
It was in a small shop on the left side of the pier.
There I found this beautiful plate, hanging between postcards and beach toys for childen.
The shop was not decorated very nice, but this was not botherin me. There was the souvenir, I was looking for and I wanted to have it.
Unfortunately I had not enough cash with me to buy it.
All the more I was thrilled when my girlfriend, who was with me at this day, surprised me with this plate some days later.
This is the reason why I will always think about the beautiful time in California, when I see this plate in my appartment back home in Germany.
Tags: exchange student, souvenir
