Biggest gain has been a sense of belonging. I don't personally fit into the American culture and find the directness and logical nature of Germans to be more my fit. I've also found a relationship and finally feel as though I can start a life here, whereas I felt perpetually lost anywhere I lived in the US.
Biggest loss has been the distance from family, especially during the pandemic (though of course I couldn't predict that). You don't realize how far away you are from someone until you hang up the phone with them and feel the distance set in.
Biggest loss has been the distance from family, especially during the pandemic (though of course I couldn't predict that). You don't realize how far away you are from someone until you hang up the phone with them and feel the distance set in.