I have to admit that one of my best memories here in Freiburg was created yesterday evening...
My suite mate Basti (short for Sebastian) asked me if i wanted to go on a walk with him and have a beer. I hadn't seen much of Basti, because he was in India doing an internship with his professor (awesome, right? yeah, i know) However, even though he wasn't here for most of my stay we have grown to be very good and close friends. So we walked for a while and then sat down on the blue bridge him and i cross every day to go to schoo. As we climbed up the steel arches of the bridge, people passed below us and kept on going with their lives. it was so interesting being up there without being noticed... well, for a while at least. the view was beautiful. in front of us we could see the Black Forrest and the sun was starting to set. It was one of the most gorgeous things that i have seen. As the sun went down, Basti pulls out two beers from his jacket and we start to drink and talk. we talked for about two hours about future plans, "humanity", marriage (not with him...hehehe), having a family, our favorite memories, and so on and so forth. He told me he was sad to see me go and that he will miss me. "I will miss you, too," i said. during our talk Basti pulls out 2 Bidis. these are Hindi cigarrettes literally rolled up in a leaf and tied up with a string... no filter whatsoever!!! They were the epitome of Third World 'souvenirs'. We smoked the Hindi cigarrettes along with our beer. OMG, that was the first time that i had been completely relaxed and 'loose' in weeks. it was amazing. The sun set, our talk came to a finish, and without words we said goodbye, it was understood. it's funny how life puts you in these situations and you meet people that touch your life in significant ways and that you know you will see once again during your lifetime. I guess i just wasn't expected for someone like him to be the person in Freiburg to leave me such a permanent impression...
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