GirlGI | Girl Gone International Issue 6 | Page 125

Expat Culture

Rebecca reflects on life as a Girl Gone International
When I set out on my journey to become a
girl gone international, I had no idea what lay
in store for me. Prompted by spontaneity,
desperation to escape my small hometown
in the deep south of New Zealand, and more
than a touch of puppy love, I booked a one
way ticket to Germany that departed three
months later. What started out as an admittedly reckless decis