Back in the land of the wurst and bier

Brrrr... chilly... my first thought when I came out from Stuttgart airport. It felt both foreign but at the same time, familiar. Much like how I feel when I got home to Singapore, but in Singapore the familiarity is felt in my blood and bones, so to speak, much deeper.

The last weeks in Singapore was mostly enveloped in uncertainty and despair. Slowly I managed to get up, wobbly, on my feet. The decision to go ahead and fly back to Germany first was not an easy one. Not unexpectedly, as indecisive as I am, I am suspended half the time between delaying my flight till I get my visa or going ahead with the flight to Germany.

Now that I am here, it didn't seem a bad decision to come back here first I think. Seeing my friends in Tuebingen again was a pleasure and the spending time with the sweet family in Metzingen has been good too. I still miss my family of course and friends (and food! hee) back home.

There has been some hiccups while we were trying to get the translation for my Master certificate (ah ya, another hurdle!) but now it seems like it will be ok. (crossing my fingers!) And hopefully in a month or so I would be able to come home and apply for my visa. I think God is trying to teach me patience here. There were so many times I got tired of waiting and was upset and angry with life. But my friends who're much stronger have helped me realise that there's so much in life I should be grateful for and count my blessings. And slowly I learn that all I can do now is to pray and trust that all will end up ok. Nothing much else I can do except the best I can with the documents and stuff.

Hopefully I'll have better news in the future posts. :)