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Zukunft Sarahs Texas Homesick
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Wednesday, 1st of February 2012, 5pm, Sarah Now it got me, I finally got homesick. Don't get me wrong, I still absolutely love it here and have no reason to leave. But talking about Germany makes me want to see my country again after such a long time. Maybe, this is also because Germany is now a big part of our history class. It is actually really interesting to learn about World War II in the American view. It's not generally different, of course. But some differences are there. It also is a big reminder for me, where my home country was and where it has gone since then. And of course you can see that I'm the one in my class, that is the most affected and touched by the movies, pictures and stories we talk about - in fact, I was the only one, that got tears in her eyes watching a movie about concentration camps. Most of the Americans are actually really interested in the German history. And almost everyone is very careful about it and tries not to say something wrong. But unfortunately, there are a few people, that just don't have any sensibility and respect at all. I couldn't trust my ears when a guy, that was introduced to me, asked me: "So what is it like to chase Jews?" Hanna, my Jewish friend, who was in the room too, didn't think it was funny either. But the guy even went further after that and told me: "But I'm sure you wouldn't have survived the Holocaust." Excuse me?? To be honest, I didn't say anything to him. I just stared at him because I was shocked, that anyone could really be that rude. Luckily, he has been the only one making comments like that so far. And I'm punishing him by completely ignoring him. I also got a little bit sad, whenever I heard, that Nuremberg has got the first snow. My mom also went skiing this weekend, so it's even worse. But of course I know, I'll be able to do all of that next year. And the year after. And when I walked outside the school today, felt the Texan sun burning on my skin and the flag waving in front of the cloudless sky, I was thinking: "Wow, I'm really here." - And then the homesickness wasn't that bad any more.
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