Germany was great! As someone who has never left the United States before (and who likes cars) Germany is a great place to visit. The biggest challenges I would say was school there and the language barrier but many people (more so the younger demographic) can speak English just fine. Getting there was a hassle! We flew from Grand Rapids to Minneapolis, Minneapolis to Amsterdam, and Amsterdam to Berlin. While we were there we got around on public transport (busses, trains, and subways). The public transport in Germany is much better than in America but I would prefer a car because I’m American and I need the best all the time. While we were there we were provided breakfast at the hotel we were staying at but lunch and dinner were up to us. Most days I would visit a grocery store and put a meal together.
While we were there we visited an array of places in Germany. The country itself is quite small (about the size of Montana) but it is packed with beautiful and historically significant places. One of the most beautiful places (in my opinion) that we visited was the Heidelberg castle. It is a castle built in the 1500’s that is way up on a hillside overlooking the river and city below. One of the more historically significant places we visited was the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. This camp was used in WW2 and by the Russians after the war. We got to see what it was like there and some and it was much worse than you would think. The last week was a free week and we got to go wherever we would like. I was in a group of 10 people that decided to go to Italy. We went to Venice, Florence, and Rome. They were all beautiful cites but very hot coming from Germany.
I would definitely recommend visiting Europe if you have any desire at all to go. It will give you a better understanding of the world and how much people are alike.