6 months in Latvia

Today is the 26th of february.
On the 26th of august, I came to Latvia. Now I already spent 6 months here.
I'm proud, that I managed to do something as crazy as an exchange for already half a year.
I happy that I had so many great chances to see new things and learn new stuff, I'm happy that I met so many great people who I won't forget for my whole life.
I thankful that I have so many people back home in Germany who support me, who believe in me, and who give me strength.
I'm glad that I found a family in Latvia, where I feel home.
I have two homes, and that's a wonderful thing. I'll maybe never be fully home again, but that's the price I pay for knowing people in more than one place, for knowing a second country, a second culture.
It's only four more months until I'll fly back to Germany. I'm looking forward to this moment so much, but at the same time, I'm fearing it, because I'll have to leave all of this behind. There are some people who I'll maybe never see again, because they live far far away. Not only Latvians, Latvia is pretty close to Germany, but especially other exchange students.
I know how I grew up in this year until now, I'm a different person than I was when I went into an airplane to Latvia 6 months ago.
While being abroad, you have so much time to think about stuff, you have time to think about everything.
That's great, I think I'll never have so much time again, maybe when I'm a pensioner. 
Also, before I went here, someone told me that in the beginning of exchange, time goes by really slow, while later, when you start understanding the language better, know more people, and have more hobbies, time flies. I didn't really believe it first, but it's definitely true. While the first month in Latvia felt like a little eternity, the last month which I spend here passed so fast, it only felt like a week.
Because everyone usually asks this, I'll also tell a little about my language skills: they got a lot better in the last month. I can understand most stuff, I can have simple conversations, I can order food on latvian, and today in a bookshop I was able to ask if they have a book which I couldn't find (Haris Poters). By the way, right now I'm reading my first book in Latvian, "Meklējot Aļasku" (Looking for Alaska / Eine wie Alaska, it's my favourite book, and already knowing the plot helps a lot to understand unknown vocabulary).
I have hopes that until the end of the year, my language skills will grow even more.

I hope that you, wherever you are right now, also have a great time.
To all Germans, I'm incredibly happy to see you again in july.
I'll make the best of the time which I still have.
Have a wonderful day,
Annabella

PS: The picture which I've added is a picture that I took this month, I kinda like it. The beauty of this country is not only where you expect it, it's everywhere.