Still there

I should insist writing in English. It's been a success, and it is also a good way to reach everybody. English is so powerful. It's been so powerful beetween us, during these six months in Germany. Because, starting from me, German wasn't initially a tool to use, but to improve. English always followed me in my life and in my experiences, and writing a little bit more would be useful and funny. One week after my return in Italy, many feelings fight in my soul. I'm glad to be back, to see my friends, of course, but I'm just glad. At the moment, I just can't wait for my friends to come for Easter holidays in a few days. I am missing my Erasmus people and I will feel like this for a lot of time. Because I just can't forget. I felt at home also because of all of them. Things finish, but memories remain. And I have many. I just can't describe how amazing it's been, and even if I have to graduate and to do a lot of things that keep my mind working, I always think on us. And I will do everything I can to keep these bonds solids. Because something unique happened, and unique things must be grown and last for a long time.

The end.

It happens. It must. Every moment has an end. The bad moments, fortunately, have an end. The good moments, unfortunately, have an end. To have an end, to pass over and turn page, is probably a reason for which these moments are more intense. To me, Osnabrück it’s been a beautiful moment. I never imagined that living something like this could be possible. In September, I had a big opportunity in front of me, which I’ve been able to go through in March, fortunately. I was full of expectations, and the fear of knowing nobody and stay for six months in an almost unknown place didn’t scare me in a single moment. It’s been an adventure, and I could start writing every single second of what we lived, because it’s worth to. But maybe this will come in some posts in the next weeks as honourable mention. But this is not the end. Things go on in the memory of people, and through the bond created during this experience. With these lines I just want to let you know that it’s been amazing thank to all of you, the people who helped me and were always on my side. You’ll be here for a lot of time, I’m sure of that. I could name each of you, but I’m sure that everybody knows either to be involved or not. In this experience I learnt a lot of things, starting from more German of course, but not just this. I learnt to understand the other person standing in front of me when possible, I learnt to be more flexible. There are cases in which flexibility was not possible to me, and I apologize for this. But it’s me. Nobody is perfect, and I always try to do my best. I learnt that these moments deserve to be lived without thinking. Just do it. Erasmus is an opportunity to live, to face with a new reality and to grow. It’s not just parties. Yes, there were many. But this is not the point. We had a lot of free time, we travelled, we lived. We studied, because it’s not like people say. We had our exams to pass, of course. There are clear differences, but it is always a task to complete. We appreciated what we had in front, because Germany is a very good country to live in. Because even if it was snowing, almost everything was working. Because the weather was challenging from the beginning, and we learnt to ignore the rain. Tourists have an umbrella, we don’t. Because we are not tourists. Wir sind die Osnabrücker, wir sind immer da.

Wo das Herz schlägt.
Thank you for everything, dear Osnabrück.