Yesterday we went to school and then the day was left up to us to do with what we pleased.
After school with Liz, we biked home extremely fast. This girl knows speed. It was exhilerating! There is a lush forested area adjacent to Liz's neighborhood that we rode through. We met up with Nele and Liz and went to Templehof Airport, which is now a massive park. We played music and danced and ate peaches and grapes. After a few hours of being happy together, Liz and I went to her grandparent's house where we ate so much food, it was so delicious, and I ended up in a food coma while watching the game against Poland. No points were scored so this was okay. Liz's Oma gave me an ornate mug from a cafe in England which uses her recipes called Cafe Vergissmeinnicht (Forget me not). She was so sweet I had to hold back tears. The people here are wonderful beyond words.
It's kind of fitting that this morning, like the first time I arrived in Germany, I slipped while getting out of the shower. But I haven't fallen! That's a win for me. Today is a sad day because it will be all over in less than 24 hours; I'll be on a plane flying home. But even with this woeful thought on the forefront, I still have a hundred more moments to treasure and plenty more euros to spend.
Deutschland, this is not goodbye.
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