So, just a brief update from my last post: I have officially booked my flight from O'Hare to Frankfurt International Airport! I will departing Chicago at approximately 6 pm and arriving in Frankfurt at 9:45 in the morning. I also received another acceptance letter from Goethe, however, it's still not 100% "official." I'll have to wait until August to be officially accepted and view the class selection for the upcoming semester.
My summer so far has been a welcome break from the hustle and bustle of finals week. I've tried to read or study German each day for a minimum of 1 hour/day, in order to stay reasonably fresh. I hope to allocate more time into my studies as the summer progresses.
Other exciting news: one of my high school friends is planning to visit me during my time abroad. Right now, our plans are very tentative, but he would probably arrive sometime in mid-late December. I'm very excited about this possibility and still seems very surreal that I will be studying abroad in about 3 months.

Thanks for reading and I hope to write another post once I'm "officially" accepted and have more details regarding my stay.

Matt