As my departure date approached, I frequently took long walks around the city, especially at night so as to savor the snow and the Christmas decorations. Here I am standing on the front lawn of the main building of Liepājas Universitāte


(Liepaja University), with Rozu Laukums (Rose Square) in the background. It was a bittersweet moment! I was eager to see my husband after a 4-month separation; but saying farewell to people and a country I had come to love...that was a different matter.