Notes from Atlanta

Well, I made it. Ten months have come and gone, and I am back where I started, in Atlanta. Everything worked out great my last week in Storkow. Got to see everyone and say goodbye. The send off was wonderful, and I received amazing pictures and mementos from my many friends, none of which broke on the trip home.

It is good to be home. I really feel like I achieved everything I set out to do during the last year. I did a lot of good work at the school. I got out into the community with the chorus, and I made a lot of friends that I hope I can stay in touch with. Storkow is going to be a comfortable, familiar place that I can always come back to on any other trips I take to Germany. I am very sad to have to say goodbye, but I know that for at least some of my friends it really is just a see you later.

And to all of you here, I can't wait to see you and hear from you! Thanks for all the emails and the greetings while I was away, and I am really looking forward to getting the chance to spend the next bit of time with you. I have the same cell phone number I had last summer, if that means something to any of you, and will be sure and be in touch soon.