Leaving friends behind

After having spent the first month with my parents and friends in Kirchheim, I returned to Berlin this week. It's a really weird feeling to be back. Nothing here seems to have changed, but I've experienced so many new things meanwhile. Being back at my apartment also reminds me of the hard time I had in spring. Now I'm trying to get used to Berlin again and trying to set up a new life!

Although I always felt it's hard for me to make real friends in Bishkek (mostly because of the language barrier), I almost started crying when I looked at some pictures of my farewell party yesterday. In the end it's not about how many friends you have, but the kind of friends you have. I feel so fortunate to have met these people and I truely feel like we have a deep connection (don't ask me why) that will last into the future.

Thank you Aia, Aiyma, Guillana, Altana, Marat, Benja and Boka for welcoming me into your family. Now I know why Philipp still - after 6 years - hasn't stopped talking about you. You are very generous, funny and you are the most fun people to have dinner with. I hope, our families (with more kids by then) will get a chance to meet again in the future!

Thank you Jennifer and Dave for your positive attitude, for all the laughs we shared and for being my friends. How can you feel so close to someone you've only met for a couple of weeks? Honestly, I don't get it, but I do hope that this connection will last and that we all meet again with Kyrgyzstanley, Grant and our kid(s). Maybe on our extended honeymoon in California...?