Hello Everybody!

My name is Anastasiya Shpakova. I am an international student @ Penn State. Initially, I come from Russia. I love to travel and feel like a global citizen already! So far, I have visited more than 20 countries, and  this summer I am going to Study Abroad in Germany! After finishing the spring semester at Penn State and surviving the finals week,  we are ready to set off! Even though I have already been to Germany, I can’t wait to come back! It will be great to see the same places from a different perspective and notice the changes. It is challenging for me to speak German again after a break in my practice. Hopefully, I can still “Deutsch reden”. 

 Our plane departures to Frankfurt very soon, and I am excited for the adventure lying ahead! After our 8-hour flight we have to take a train with multiple switches to the little “City of the Gold”, Pforzheim where our host University is located. 

Liebe Gruesse, 

-Anastasiya

Location: Pforzheim, Germany