Monday, June 8, 2009

Dear Germany

Dear Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland),

I don't know what I'm going to do without you.

Our time together (for now) is coming to an end in August. My heart aches already. I find myself longing for your bad weather and stingy bakery ladies already. No country replicates bureaucracy and stamps the way you do.

You've taught me more about myself , Europe and the world than I ever could have imagined. Its almost as I don't want this learning process to end. This evening I spoke with four fellow speakers of Germany effortlessly for two hours. It was fantastic....einfach toll.

You are expensive and old-fashioned (but yet more modern). You insist on tradition but break it all the time. You are in the middle of Europe and are more multi-cultural (multi-kulti) than you care to admit. And while life isn't perfect, its good.

Oh, brötchen, coffee, €3,50 cocktails-to-go and good music...what will I do without you.

Do I really have to go back?

Love,
Globalnole

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