lizbruning

as for my smashing english; i'm here because my dad's military too. i was born in germany and left when i was two, we go the chance to come back with i was 15, i went to high school on the base... i graduated in 03, and i moved to san francisco, i loved it for a while but jonesed for germany, so i moved back for my dad's last year in germany, and probably his last tour in europe. it's a smashing place to grow up; there is nothing that compares to the christmas markets, the food, the way of life, and the music... i love it. someday i'll get back here, but now's not the time.

i'm doing maryland classes here, and they're really discouraging. i didn't think that i needed a big university and all that, but i need something more than middle-aged house wives, and military folks that are really closeminded and there just because they're bored, want to get out of work, or are looking for a promotion. i get the being back at home thing, it's really odd... so i'm moving again; it's just a way of life.

do you like germany? it's the closest i have to home. where's home for you? my dad is a pilot, but he's on the last leg of his career so no more flying for him. how much longer do you have here? sorry i'm full of so many questions. i just always think that it's amusing to find out how small the world is really; finding people that are similar in all different places; like here at sg

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we do have very parrallel lives. . i was born in Landstuhl, which is just down the street from where i live now. i agree the markets are always good times. the one in Homburg is decent i've gotten many of my lamps from there, weird old 70s style floor lamps. so are the christmas markets and the summer festivals.

we're here at ramstein, and the base sucks, but if you go out and get around the area is really great. there are so many people that just stay on base, and never explore, complaining that there isn't anything to do... i want to beat them sensless and explain, that they're in germany there there is plenty to do if you'd get off the base... but they don't listen... and they go on about how they hate that more people don't speak english. blah blah blah.

i've been to missouri, i lived at scott afb in illinois for a few years and my mum went to basket conventions in missouri.. back in the early 90s... wow it's been over ten years... hm. what are some of the other places you've lived?