planning for college

im nearing the end of highschool and its getting closer to me deciding colleges. at first i didnt have a clue, but then i just figured id go into stem (mechanical engineering specifically) because its the most interesting high paying job for me. 

i want to be able to travel out of the country for college, but thats a bit to ambitious for now. so i was thinking ill go to one of the close colleges thats fortunately some of the best in my area. so ill go to one of them then transfer to a college abroad. 

i was thinking germany, since its good for engineers and germany is just pretty cool. a few of my relatives lived there for a while and said that it was a nice country. going to a country far frome home where im not native in the language makes me nervous though. i have plenty of time to learn it of course, and german is a easier language to learn as an english speaker, but my anxiety tells me ill be as"flluent" as a parrot.