Hello again to everybody out there!

Here I am again :) In two days, on Monday, I will start my trip to New Zealand - and although the ones who have met me in the last few days are probably thinking that I am pretty cool about it - I AM getting exited. But of course I know that the decision to go was totally right and haven't regretted it for a single moment until now. So the exitement is positive and I am not even too nervous about flying yet.

I've been amazed how many people have actually read my Blog when I was in Vietnam. Obviously the decision to do it in English was right, as many non German speaking friends seemed to be interested as well.

Please feel free to leave me any kind of comment! If you like/dislike something about my style of writing (or what I am doing :D ), want to know more about something or are just following, tell me - I am grateful for anything :)

The last months were not that eventful, but very efficient. After returning from Vietnam and China, I have been very busy with finishing my master thesis - and good news: It is actually done now :-) The day before yesterday I defended it and now I really am Master of Science in Clinical Psychology, which feels rather cool :-)

Besides I've been working in Frankfurt to save some money for New Zealand, played Bridge in Opatija (not too successfull) and spend time with my family and friends in London, Munich, Berlin and Braunschweig.

During the last days I have been saying Goodbye to many friends and family members.

Saying Goodbye is an interesting experience. Sometimes I feel like everyone is taking this more serious than I am - after all, it's „only" five months (for the first), but of course I am also leaving Potsdam/Berlin (maybe forever, if I only knew yet), University and my job.

I managed to meet almost everyone important „for the last time", I got some presents that will accompony me - and the strong feeling that they care about me and will miss me. Of course I knew already, but it still is a very good feeling :-)

I have been asked by some if I really did organise everything myself. Yes, I did. And it was not difficult at all.

Of course, there are some things you should not forget. You should book a flight, get a working holiday Visa, an insurance, an international driving licence and so on.

If anyone is interested in details, I have some lists what to plan and pack ;-)

Besides I have not planned too much because I want to be flexible and spontanous - for the first time in my life! I do have a hostel for the first two nights and after that I will be playing a Bridge tournament, but I don't know yet where I will be sleeping in ten days time - and it's a really nice feeling! Nothing has to be perfect, I am open for anything, let's just see what happens. It feels very unusual and very good. I will tell you how it works ;-)

Actually I think that it isn't very hard to organise and realise something like this nowadays. I won't see anyone I know in person for five months, but keeping in touch has become so easy. I will buy a new zealandic Simcard for my mobile phone and can write messages on Facebook, WhatsApp and whatever all the time or spend the evenings with my friends on Skype if I want (which I don't of course, at least not too often, but it is always possible). So I know that I will never be really alone, which feels quite safe - and probably so much different than it would have been in a similar situation 20 years ago.

Now I am going to do some more preparations (like packing).

See you soon!