Almost at the end

(Tash)

We are all now coming to the end of our year of voluntary service, and I think for everyone the past few weeks have been quite emotional! We have come to know a fair amount about German people and culture, and it seems strange to think we will be leaving here soon.
We have already said many goodbyes, but personally the most difficult parting was last week with our dear friends from the Methodist Church where we helped out weekly with cooking and food distribution. This is the one place I will miss the most from my daily activities. We had a lovely final Thursday with cake and coffee, and some singing together around the long extended table. Those are the happy memories I will take with me, along with a beautifully compiled folder with copies of the recipes we cooked with them this year, and some other lovely gifts.
At the moment we are planning a trip to Berlin, where we will be visiting some social institutions there, and participating in a small service project. We are all looking forward to a change of scene.
There is also a patchwork project being organised at a home for the elderly, where we will be making a quilt with the clients, and also do some crafting with them.
Even though we will be leaving Frankfurt soon our work here is not over yet, and we are happily keeping busy with preparing our upcoming projects.