Quick Note

Hello, all. Sorry for writing a very short post this time, but it is my last week in Germany, and there’s a rather alarming amount of things to take care of. To be more specific, I am working on the report about my research for Wednesday and preparing for my presentation on Thursday. Additionally, it is now uncertain whether I will be going to Duesseldorf to stay on Thursday or Friday, as my flight is early Saturday morning. This means that I must be packed and ready to go before Thursday; so far, I haven’t begun clearing my apartment or anything! (That’s for tonight…) And, of course, I’m still trying to sort out the shipment of my piano back to the States; it’s a really big headache (though thanks for everyone’s help! I’m very appreciative!), but with the help of some people from my lab and everyone else’s suggestions, I think it may be possible. It’s just a lot to think about.

So, please pardon today’s brevity. It’s really too bad because I’d like to take more time to say “Goodbye” to Juelich and the people and places here, but I just feel so saturated with things to do that I know when it’s time to leave, I will feel that I wanted to sit and say more “goodbyes”, if that makes sense. Today, I closed my bank account at the Dresdner Bank, and it made me a bit sad. I must also remember to make time for souvenir shopping; I would really like to have things from Juelich when I return home. I am quite excited about going home, but, I am also sad about leaving Juelich. (Funny, it really did turn out that I like this place!) And a nice note: this morning on the way to work, I passed a whole huge pasture of sheep! It was adorable; the only sheep I usually see on the way are those three in someone’s backyard, but today was a massive field! =D

So, as my last post from Germany, I say “Goodbye.” I will write once more when I have returned to the States. Until then!