Today, I finally left my room in Münster. I’m typing these words from (very) home, back at my dad’s house in Altenberge. Yesterday, I packed the last pieces of furniture and stored them here, so I actually spent my last night in my student’s flat the day before, not even realizing it then. And as I now see the emptyness of my former home bawl at me, I begin to realize what Kevin Spacey’s words in the final scene of “The Usual Suspects” really meant: “And just like that – poof – he’s gone.”

And for one day, I felt myself thought back to when I was fifteen. Being forced to rely on the bus time table (as Altenberge is located about 14 km from Münster) reminded me of pretty annoying times as an adolescent.

Anyway, this will be over again tomorrow: After a very last Mensa meal with the old colleagues from Radio Q, I’ll take my train and will finally leave my hometown. One week in Hamburg with Cristina lies ahead of me – before really plunging into the unknown.