Hard to Believe
I'm having trouble coming to terms with the fact that I'm leaving Germany in 4 weeks. I'm quite sad, actually....It's hard to believe I've been here since August 30, 2007, especially when I think about how hard it was for me at first. I left a very comfortable life where I was perfectly content...no school, great friends, and even a short-term boyfriend/summer fling thing. It was really hard for me to leave, but I did it. And I haven't exactly been struggling here as far as money and stuff goes, but just transplanting yourself into a different country with a different language can be pretty frustrating. I'm always going to be a foreigner here, but for a while I've felt quite good about things, and in July I'll be leaving my comfort zone again to move to a new city (even though it's not far from home) to start grad school. I like living abroad very much, actually, and I have mixed feelings about "settling down" for the next 5-7 years. I'm afraid of feeling trapped due to the lack of time, money, and public transportation. I wanted SO badly to get out of the South, and I'm going to be there for quite a while...*sigh* Still, maybe it'll be nice to not have to move for a while. Hopefully, I'll find a place and stay there for once. I'm going to miss the traveling, but that in itself is also tiring, even if it is teh awesome. Ah well, just thought I'd write a few thoughts...I'm feeling kind of melancholy.