In the summer of 2014, my parents dropped me off at the airport with a plane ticket in hand and some clothes in a suitcase. They were sending me to Germany with another boy who cared little for travel. After being born in Germany and living there for the first five years of my life, I was excited to return. I wanted to experience a culture that I did not remember, to meet new people, see new things, and “re-learn” my...