Oh my dear Saarbrücken(Its in Germany BTW), how sad I am to leave thee! For those of you who care, I have to move tomorrow, and I am very sad. As you see as an American expatriate and a general lover of Europe I had found a home here in the southwest part of Germany. It was great. Although when I came here in May I was quite lonely and sad. At times I was even a little depressed. But I did eventually meet new people. Although this summer was a hot one I was okay with it because being from the deep South I was already used to it. My ex-girlfriend even commented that it was unusual how I could tolerate the heat! I met many friends and had much fun. I very seldom attended classes but it hasn’t seemed to matter. I have exams next week! Of the places I will mss the most are the Irish pub where I have met many nice people and the Heimbar in the Studentenwohnheim. Every week there is a party in the dorms there and its great fun. Unfortunately I have to move because my lease is up tomorrow. I will be moving to a foreign city in Germany. I’ll know nobody there and I am quite sad about it. All of my friends are also leaving as well. And in a mere 5 months I’ll have to return to America. How can i do it? I don’t know. Its one of the few places on this earth where I have been happy, and although that I am sure that I am in general more likely to find happiness in Europe, it is still sad to me that I have to leave a place of such good memories. I’ll likely return to Europe after I finish my studies, but I will never forget what this place has shown me about how fun life can be, how nice people can be, and how important it is to have friends.
Ok I am sorry to those of you who found this to be sappy, but I am a little emotional right now about this. I think there are probably moments in everyone’s life where they do a lot of growing up. And the places where you mature so much have a special place in your heart. Its very sad that I have to leave, but as with everything there is always a time to move on. And if anyone knows about moving on it is me. So, farewell my dear little-big city. You sure have helped this little boy from a tiny southern town of 3,000 learn a few things and I’ll always be forever grateful!
Sincerly,
Merkwurdigliebe
(or Strangelove…as in Dr. Strangelove for those who are interested)