Sounds like German had a special place in your life before you went there. Additionally timing ended up on your side as well, unintentionally even.
So it's hard for me to suggest a place or an event. I would say that coming to America could do that. I would suggest going to Zion and the grand canyon.. and coming when you can go to burning man or the electric Daisy carnival.
If those sound to wild. Come and go to a comicon or the e3 event.
Me, I don't like big crowds. I had a really good time travelling around Alaska and I would like to go back again.