Bye, Berlin.

It turns out, I didn't get the scholarship that would have been my saving grace, and made it easier/possible to go back to Germany and do the PhD. It's unfortunate, and I'm upset about it. But, I also have to remember that it was never a given. And I've already achieved so much in my time abroad. It looks like my international adventure is coming to an end, at least for the time being.

So, I might have "failed" in a sense. But, I have failed spectacularly.