The problem was, the day before, Buck bit my hand, and to prevent infection, they bandaged up my whole arm, like this:
And I thought it would be hard to just ignore the fact my arm was in a half cast in the pictures from my party!
Still, a good time was had and LOTS of food was eaten. Sten was already in town to help, so everything went off without a hitch.
The rest of the last week was fairly uneventful - I met friends for lunch almost every day, finished up my essay paper, and packed. I got to Hamburg no problem (only a few tears saying goodbye to my roommate at the trainstation) and all of my flights went by seamlessly. Sten picked me up, all my luggage was there (with all my books!) and everything was well. I did have a few more bags than in this picture though:
(thanks Kerstin!)
It's good and strange to be back, sad and strange to think about how far away my friends in Göttingen are, but busy enough to keep me from mulling over it. I've found a new apartment in Nashville and everything is coming together for the new semester. Thanks for keeping in touch this way over the past few months, and I'll look forward to hearing from you soon.
