I’m slipping this in ahead of Amber’s post, as she should, of course, get the last word.
I am so delighted to have Amber coming back to the States.
I am also so sad for her, as she has had a tremendous year.
I have had a tremendous year myself. This blog is about Germany, so I’ve refrained from giving my own updates. But suffice it to say we made a great decision to spend this year doing work we loved in places we’ve relished.
It was hard.
Sometimes awfully hard.
But we have come through this well. You’ve read about Amber’s life. I have done deeply meaningful work and developed deep relationships with patients, staff, and friends in Chicago.
I want to thank you all for reading — the first year, with lots of goofiness, and the second year, with lots of interesting stuff. I want to thank Germany for bringing Amber thrills.
And I want to thank the Germans (and more than one Ausländer!) who have taken such good care of Amber, have had so much fun with her, and have provided me with hours of entertaining stories to hear.
So thanks Markus and Karen, Karianne and Mischa, Levin and Piotr, Pedong and Zhenglei. And thanks to everyone else whose names I’m forgetting.
Remember, all of you, that you are not just invited, you are REQUIRED to come visit us in the U.S. at some point.
