After ten months in Germany for me (twelve for E.) it was finally time to say goodbye. The Fellows and their spouses gathered for a final shared meal at the Cafe im Literaturhaus in Berlin. It had been a cold and wet day. Our hosts had previously scheduled a farewell cruise, and over the course of the day, there was grumbling, and rumblings of bowing out. Who wanted to venture to the outskirts of Berlin to have dinner on a boat in the rain? We got lucky though: The boat company thought we were coming the next day, and the organizers had to come up with a plan B. Fortunately, plan B was cozy, artsy, and a short five-minute stroll from our hotel. We had had similar dinners many times before, and we were still in good spirits. It was hard to believe this was the end.
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