Monday was my last full day in the city of Berlin
and I cannot truly believe my time here has gone by so quickly. Aaliyah and I started off the day
early, despite having gotten in late from Austria so we could do all that we
wanted on our last day in the city.
We first went on to our grocery to recycle and return my numerous
bottles. Then, we went on a
souvenir search. Souvenirs are
very skim in Berlin, and for me being picky about stuff it is not a good
match. Luckily, I was able to find
a few little things mainly just for my family. We also, headed to KaDaWe one last time too; that store is
simply amazing and one could really spend days looking in there. After doing this we then needed to head
to our last day of class. We were
finally able to view the Soviet Memorial- that the Soviets had built for
themselves.
Afterwards, a group of us went up to the Berlin TV
Tower to get great views of the city one last time. It was nice being able to see all the places that I had seen
over the month one last time.
That evening I sadly had to pack up all of my stuff
to come home, and hopefully it will be within the weight requirements. It honestly feels like just yesterday I
was boarding the flight in Dallas when I did not a soul really on this
trip. I am so glad that experience
has been so positive and that I have gotten the chance to become friends with
some amazing people this past month.
I will now be travelling in the air for the good portion of the day
making our way from Berlin to Paris, Paris to Atlanta, and Atlanta to Dallas. I will then be driving home the next
day with my family.
I am ending this post with a poem that I feel is
appropriate to the people on this trip and especially to Europe itself:
Goodbyes are not forever.
Goodbyes are not the end.
They simply mean I'll miss you
Until we meet again!
~Author Unknown