Aug
21
It is 4:15 in the morning. I have cleaned the apartment and packed my bags. Now I wait, trying to finish the bottle of delicious Ukrainian vodka Rachel gave to me. It is a little early/late to be drinking, I admit, but I want to be deep asleep 45 minutes from now. In about 20 minutes, I will leave and head to the airport. After three flights, with a connection in Barcelona and another in Newark, I will be safe and sound back in the States. This evening I shared a lovely dinner (complete with cupcakes for desserts, of course) with Laszlo, Tom, and Laura at Tom and Laura's Schöneberg apartment. Unfortunately, I do not have much to say other than that I will really miss their company. I am so blessed to have made the acquaintance of these three wonderful people, and I hope to see them all again sooner rather than later.
So, bis bald... und nach Amerika!
oh, i can't imagine how sentimental that early morning walk to the u-bahn must have been . . . i know mine was when i left.
hopefully that vodka eased the sting of leaving, even if only a little bit, and with any luck, by the time you read this, you'll have had a safe trip home. i hope it was an amazing summer.