Last days on planet Lᴓgumkloster

1 June 23:20

I'm waving to the people in the "Millennium falcon" - Matouṧ's car, which is stuffed with bags and four czech people. Her engine is humming softly, and I'm with sweater and shirt, because it turns out that in Hamburg is colder than Lᴓgumkloster. While I'm waving to them, I realize that this is the end of our fellowship in the way that we know it. And now it's depending on us, all those people around the world, for the contact to continue. The car drives off, I'm proceeding to the station to wander around in the night in search of a place to sleep. And in my head are leaping all those farewells, all the moments, especially those from the last two weeks when we all were realizing that our school is coming to it's end. And in my eyes are sneaking tears, but also a spark for the thirst for life and my happiness with those people.

23 may

My paddle hits itself in the rubble bottom of the river, I hear the scratching of the metal in it, and our canoe is shifting itself once again. The sun is shining strongly in my neck, and the life vest is uncomfortable and also meaningless since the river is more or less deep 50-60 centimeters with small exceptions. The nose of the canoe is hitting again the river side and it's taking us more time to get out and continue - the coordination is lacking. While I'm strolling I think how there are few days left, just a little more than a week, and to be able to enjoy at max I'm trying to ignore the outside world. And in this particular moment that is so easy - the high grass, the cane is rising over the shore and together with the trees, which surrounds the river, are isolating us in this sunny afternoon, giving me feeling of vastness, while I'm exerting my hands so we could move faster. Somewhere ahead, beyond the next turn, is heard Marina's mad laugh. She can't swim, so can't Khader, but still they have come with the others. Matouṧ and Saga are drinking in their canoe and, from time to time, all we are stopping in some expanse of the river, passing between us a drink or some sweets, we laugh and continue on the way. Nanna, in turn, is trying to observe us closely and controls us so we don't do something bad.

At one point, now close to our forest, on the coast we are met by Hans, who has bought himself something and is enjoying the weather. He is waving us smiled, and I'm remembering how he was tensed two days ago during Francois' debate, scolding Thomas and Matouṧ, who were smoking outside. And after that disappeared. In general he is tensed lately and everyone of us is thinking that it has something with the woman, he met from the last short course, but I think it has something with the lack of constructive communication among all of us, which he values. We are greeting each other and soon we end with the rest of the people to first haven. We pull out the canoes, and for our surprise it turns out that Nanna and Khader had rolled over. There are no injuries, just wet clothes and shoes, but Khader looks sad or tensed. He is also like that for few days and I don't know why. maybe his pain in the teeth has returned. On the shore we drink tea and eat some apples. Afterwards we jump again in the canoes

and me and Maja are changing places and this time I'm the captain, which is deciding the direction the canoe. That of course it's not an obstacle to hit ourselves in some low growing three with the potential danger to follow the bright example of Nanna and Khader. Slowly I grasp the logic and we narrow the smashes to a minimum, but at one point we stop, because Nanna has dropped her paddle and we have to catch it.

I take a look on the river and again I realize how I'm going to miss this place. I remember my father's question will I miss the place and my approving answer.

22 May 15:00

"Gradually you get used to your prison, and in one moment you love it to a degree, that you can't leave it!" The words are Morten's after I've read my analysis for his classes. Leila laughs when she discovers hers sentence in it - "I'm shit scared of reality!". I think how everything fits in just few sentences, the whole period of four months. There isn't much emotion in the thing, that I've written, observations, but I'm hoping some of the people, who got to know me better here, to find the things that I've really have felt, to touch them with my demons, which probably they have felt also.

In secret from most of the people I'm preparing gifts, few paintings for the closest to me here. I go alone in the atelier, I take from the small canvases, I put some music on and paint. Without any planning. I sit and paint. With Francois I discuss the poetry project and I find out how this man have started to suck my energy. He is so different from four months ago when he got you tired with his energetic. Now I feel that I want to finish my video fast, I know I'm doing it for the others, but I want to be able to enjoy the weather outside and not to sit in front of the computer. But he is talking without stopping, continuing with his attacks against the people in the school, commenting the headmasters before, setting and everything. I feel sad for him.

24 May 8:30

I have stolen the morning presentation from Boby, who doesn't mind. The first video is ready I'm hasty to share it, because after two days my Hungarian sister is leaving, and this is something which is hard for me to take. For her as well. I say few sentences, I apologize that the video is not fully finished, and most of the people, who have participated, have sit on the chairs, some are still sleeping, holding cup of tea or coffee. The light is turn off and I put the video - of course for me there is always problems and in this case it's the sound, which couldn't be heard well. Jesper is charging himself to put it up and everything is normalized. Afterwards they are clapping to me, but actually these applauses are for everybody in it. Leila is giving me advices, she says to me that I have to cut some things, but the most important thing is that I've given the flame and the rest had made the fireplace in which it will flare.

Francois is apologizing that he haven't been a good teacher, that he have let himself on the pressure. He is explaining himself for a long time, says that he isn't pardoning himself, but it sounds to me that way. And after that the theme for our last classes - "Death". Does he really wants to think about the death? It's true that is some kind of beginning as every end, but still it a little bit over the top. At least for me. As it for the people, that I think, are stuck between the walls of this school, that have found life again here and the world outside is dangerous and meaningless, responsible. While though we are drawing on the theme on the large scaled paper I realize that everybody have started to return slightly to their behavior from the beginning of our stay, to readjust. But I want not to forget...

16:12

We have sat near the aluminium bridge, near the same river, and together with the people from the creative writing are talking about symbols. We share stories. Dominik doesn't read his text, it's like there is no time left. I realize how I'm talking again too much, but actually I'm saying to little. And it's pity.

19:20

"Restaurant "The Golden dragon". That is the name of the play, that we will watch. Production of a school of the same time as ours. I watch how they move on the stage, people, who aren't older than me, but they feel confident in their deeds. Transfer between characters, quotes, intonation, place on the stage. It's translated to me in my ear, because I can't catch so much. As echo from the rows are heard other translators and the effect is funny. The story about the cricket and the ant I haven't felt it too much in the different stories, but probably that was result of the ignorance of the language. I admire that people, who are dealing with the drama, with their possibilities and the fact that they have a tour and we are the last stop on it's way.

In the evening, after the show, burst one of the last parties. The people drink a lot, me too. Mathias passes me a bottle of Chivas Regale, saying me that I have to drink it to the bottom. I don't succeed, actually I don't want. And I watch Dominik and ultimately I decide that's finally time to talk. For what happened in this school, for him himself, for that everything will be alright. Maybe I'm acting too fatherly, but it's sad for me that he isolate himself like this, that he is doing these things. I say to him to look ahead, not to get depressed, to enjoy life. I say to him that he reminds me of me when I was his age. He says to me that he thinks of me like an older brother. I smile and hope it's really this way, and that he isn't just praising me. The farewell party for Leila, Majd and Khader swirls. They are leaving earlier and deserve it. I participate active, I'm smiling and dancing with Christian and Khader, I'm taking photos with the people. I try to be positive.

25 May

I knock on Leila's door. I enter and actually I'm here for the first time since the sex change party. I remember Espen, who was loosed on the bed, but he wasn't here at the moment. I know that I won't see Leila tomorrow, because it's the marathon and I want to talk to each other like in the beginning  of our stay. We remember things, events, we say to each other that we'll see together soon. I know that I'll miss her extremely a lot in the week that's left. She thanks me for the present. I say that this is unnecessary, it was a pleasure for me. She explains that she drinks a lot the last days, that even she couldn't realize that. I'm understanding her. I tell her how I made a prank to Majd that he was running naked around the school.

Later that day, while I'm sitting on the table and writing in the rest of the book with wishes and wise words, I meet Khader and I find out why he is sad. it turns out that his insurance haven't covered the dentist operation, which by itself wasn't a success so much, and not they want money from him. And he doesn't have them. I say to him that everything will turn out right. But he explains me how he learned to play on guitar here, he learned the chords, and that in Palestine it's rarity. I realize that I love this man, with his positivism shining the room. I promise him that I'll try to sent him an electric guitar from Bulgaria. Because we have to support each other.

In the evening starts to rain, and I put my shorts and I run around the school one turn. To relax.

26 May 11:20

The rifle shoots and gives the start of my race. 10,6 kilometers. I start making my steps, my hearts is beating, because I don't want to become ashamed. I hope that my knee won't let me down. The others have started their half marathon twenty minutes ago, but I had the time to realize that I don't want to run at all. The whole morning before the race I was feeling this way. Weak and without desire. Maybe, because Leila is somewhere there and I won't tell her bye. I imagine how Mathias, Stine, Boryana and Maouṧ are sending her with the car to the airport. Maybe right now they are somewhere outhere.

The runners

But I have to man up and I aim myself towards the race. People start to run and I have a plan. Because right before the start I have the need to pee and I don't know how long I'll be able to hold, I intent to do this - to move through the first stage with the museum and to get back on the bridge, so I won't miss the window when it's closed, and to get fast in the hotel's toilet. That makes me tensed and it's difficult to get in pace. I move faster and actually I have to calm down, because I can screw my knee. I have put John Butler trio and I went in their rhythm. And slowly I pass out my need. I pass the hotel, I meet Nanna before that at the museum and I'm thinking where are the rest of the marathon runners. I'm outrunning the people around me and my lungs are adjusting to the pressure, my brain says that this is actually a stroll, not a competition. It doesn't matter that is kind of a cornerstone for my staying here, something that I have accomplished. The landscape is changing, we are mounting up and around me there are half marathons and people from my discipline. I see the sea and I think how beautiful is everything. Like the fields with the yellow flowers on our way to Sønderborg, which were like waves around the hilly nature. And I feel alive, I forget my needs, I enjoy it. And when I finish, I sigh with relief and in my head is whispering the question "What else can I accomplish?"

I don't delay myself with thoughts on it - I go to do my needs, I take my backpack and camera to document the finishing of the rest. I talk to a woman next to me in English, discussing the race, and I'm a little bit angry that I didn't participate in the half marathon running. But my heart is overflowing with joy.

27 May 5:50

I wake up early, too early, but I see the birthing of the day. Actually the light is there, cold and bright, expected. I inhale the air and I feel the scent is everywhere, around me, it has soaked in me.
In the atelier I look how Jannik is writing the Danish sentences, which I have taught him in Bulgarian. His favorite things. It's strange that our whole friendship fits on this big piece of paper, written with black and red. And we are both happy, and he says that he has the right place for it.

In the evening we are cooking pancakes on the bonfire behind the atelier, we are all smoked, and after the game of beer bowling before that we are plenty treated with beers.

28 May

Jannik has a birthday. He's becoming twenty nine. I give him the painting. I think that maybe this was the reason he got himself drunk last night. I remember our conversations about what's ahead, about family, kids, work. Probably the things escalate with each sigh. At least I feel it. In the meantime I'm reserving tickets, I'm washing and ironing, step by step I'm preparing my luggage. But I want to run from the responsibility that I'm coming back to. I talk to my father and I feel that he is happy for me, because I have been alive in this place, for everything that I have discovered. I listen the final speech from "The Great dictator" and my heart is overflowing with love toward everybody here and to the people somewhere out there. I want for them to be happy. That's the most important thing.

making a masterpiece

At lunch Jannik embraces me and shows a wish card from his mother. She has sent him a package with all kind of sweets - biscuits, chocolates, chips. But the most important thing is that on the card is my name, mine and Espen's. I feel special and my heart is still overflowing with happiness. I gave away the things I've made in the school to the people, who are precious to me. Leila has taken part of my poetry, Jannik takes the chicken's poster, Thomas the one for the poetry project, I gave to Dominik the handwritten "Invictus", everybody takes something. I want with them to be a piece from me, something, which to remind them about me, I don't have the need, I have my memories from them.

Here comes the moment for the final circle cup. Everything is tensed, because Espen has made a peculiar way of giving points and most of us disagree. Maybe the things are too much about chance. After the raised sporty tension, in which he even decides to quit the competition, the things calm down. I guess which are the colors on the papers and we are ahead in points. Intouchables makes even with us, but that doesn't matter anymore, because even if we are second we'll win the cup. And yet there must be a winner and he'll be decided with a game of arm wrestling. Between me and Christian. For my surprise I win without bending my wrist or something else, neither he. Honest gentlemen's arm wrestling. And we win. Leila would be happy to learn. Khader is in admiration. And Torben also will be, we were his circle.

We make the ultimate competition in the evening, the beer olympics. With Mathias we are one team and named "Drunken poets' society". We are beaten harshly. But this is meaningless, because we are having fun.

We drink a lot with Jannik, because I've promised him and the emotions are flowing in each other.

29 May

At the morning assembly I observe Mirella and Matouṧ, who are embraced, she has leaned on his shoulder, he is stroking her hair.

We are practicing with the music groups before the performances tomorrow, and in the meantime most of us are sitting on the table and writing in the books. I look at their worried faces and I know that I was the same way - how to leave a message to another person, to so many people, which won't sound false, to be fresh, positive and not desperate.

16:00

Marek is talking on the phone with Signe's sister and she is laughing next to him. I think that they have really found each other here and that their relationship has future. I'm happy for them. I guess the staying in these kind of schools is really for the people. And I listen to Signe's text, which is so emotional and good, that I start to think how much time I spend taking pictures, but not living instead. I wonder with what will the people here remember me. I think also how after few hours Majd and Khader will leave and go back to reality ...

22:20

Jesper's car is accelerating on the roundabout in front of the school, brings up the dust and vanishes in the darkness. And with it the two Palestinians. The farewell was hard. Khader started to cry and I don't even want to think how hard it will be for him. My Palestinian brother, whom I hope to see soon. Few of the girls are crying on the road and the sun is slowly hiding. Probably there will be dying in Saturday, when all the rest will leave. Everybody is repeating that. I can't cry, only my eyes are watery. It's difficult when there are so many people around. But what a farewell we gave to them. Dominik, Mathias, Honza, Christian lift them on shoulders, on hands, we gave them huge group hug, we gave them all our love, we joked about Majd's passport, but inside of me there was something that was choking me.

30 May 11:00

I think this another farewell with Denmark. We end up again in front of the sea, actually in the sea itself, but during the tide. With rubber boots we are wading in the sand. This is the truth. I have arrived when everything here was frozen, I was still remembering the crunching of the sand under the tires and yet I'm again here and everything have flourished, the weather is hot and we are searching the inhabitants of the current nature - squids, worms, different creatures. We are walking through the sediments, digging and enjoying the sun. Signe takes off her boots and runs on the soft sand. The people are dividing in groups and wander in the distance. Now this place has so much life, so much happiness. I walk with different people, I talk with them, with Niels we discuss how everything has changed in the school. At one point I end up being alone and I take a look around - how we wander like lost souls in this "temporary" dry land. Other people are also taking their boots. I don't do that, I stay in distance. I shoot moments - Marek, running barefeet, and his boots left alone in the desolation like a marker for his existence; the running of Jannik, Christian and Honza; the crabs, which Mathias has found. Marek explains to me how he is feeling in this land without memory and future, land of the moment. I'm also feeling good, I feel somehow simplified when I realize how paltry I'm around the nature. I see how the people are walking in different directions in the distance and are becoming dots ...

Before we arrive here, on the morning assembly, Jesper puts on Leonard Cohen. We are listening to Hallelujah, and he has leaned on the frame of the glass door. And while everybody is listening, aiming their eyes toward the speakers, I watch him. He looks so detached, so cold, concentrated on his notes. He was like that the whole time for those two months. He is realizing that he is not Torben and he feels unnecessary. The language barrier is also factor. And I know he isn't a bad man. I just want to know what vision he has for the school.

We are cleaning our rooms and it's painful, we collect things, we pack luggage. You are emptying your home, the place where you have felt comfortable. Again. And it's sad. Jannik takes out the stashes of liquor and we start drinking from early. Schnapps. We also eat meat on grill, standing outside, drinking wine. And I'm adjusting myself for the speech I'm going to say. I take a shower to refresh myself, I drink another schnapps, and go with the others to the pyramid.

Niels surprises me with the fact that I'll be in the beginning. I sense how I feel weaken, that I'll cry, because I'm haunted with all the emotions from the past months. Sara sings two songs and we applause her. And then he says my name. I go in front and at least I'm happy that I can make my joke. Afterwards I start to read and the air is not enough, I breathe, and the tears are freed, so I have to make more pauses. I laugh at myself, that I'm like that, the others also laugh. Jannik pats his heart and points me. For support I lean on a piano and when I say the translation of "Oath" by the Crickets and Niels puts the song I just start to cry. I can't help myself, I feel naked and vulnerable. And then Christian and Marek look at each other, they stand up and embrace me. After that comes the rest, all those people, all of my friends. Marina and Mirella are singing the chorus and I'm laughing and crying. I feel alive, more alive that I've been at any graduation I've had so far.

We continue with the program. Niels performs Somewhere over the rainbow. Honza is destroying us with few song, and on "Fix you" Signe is crying, while Lᴂrke pats her on the shoulder. Henning perform song of his own, playing on piano. Nanna, Niels, Henning and the choir's conductor sing some gospel. Also our angelic voiced Mia, Karen-Marie and Saga. Hans puts on two pieces of music, which are important for him - one of them was "The house of the rising sun" and on it we sang together and I was watching Maja and Christian dancing on the music.

We make a pause and prepare for the performance of the groups. I become nervous because I don't want to ruin my band. However I have to press few keys. It doesn't go without mistakes, but it doesn't matter. We are all trying our best, we are all happy while we are playing. Naturally I make mistakes on our songs. On "Kids" by MGMT all are happy, because Thomas and Marek have changed part of the lyrics with the names of our class members. Another group, made from different members, plays Boulevard of broken dreams. Matouṧ makes a solo on his favorite instrument - drums, doing some nice percussions. Afterwards we listen the performance of "What I got" by Sublime, poetry, read by Thomas and Dominik and then came the surprise of the evening. Thomas, Jannik, Matouṧ and Honza performed the special present they have made for Khader - Get Lucky by Daft Punk. Everyone of us jump to dance, doing the moves that Khader loves so much, laughing, alive and free from grief. Because we are really lucky that we have found each other. The program ends and we give ourselves on the party.

31 May

The morning starts with the big cleaning of the school and the rooms. We find Espen, who have fallen asleep on a mattress in the corridor and Christian and Jannik decide to start the great cleaning from him - with vacuum cleaner and a cloth. He gets angry and wakes up. We are laughing. Some of the people are still sleeping from the party last night and it's the our circle, which has the most to clean. Dominik finds Thomas and Stine, they join us and the things go with faster pace. We are finished before noon and I take also our room with Jannik.

For lunch we eat hotdogs, which turn out to be example of artistic for the other people. We are laughing. Afterwards the rooms turns into arena of wrestling between the living in and their stuff. I don't wait for my konfirmand and clean almost everything. I listen to music and watch my own luggage, which gives me only sadness with the realization, that I have a little more than 24 hours, but with the hope for happy adventure in the next ten days. When I'm ready I call Mariana, the cleaning lady and I receive a star because I'm so efficient. Not it's warming me so much, it doesn't effect a lot on my sense for staying. I'm waiting for Torben, who should come with Line for the official evening. Jannik gives me a box of chocolates. For my mother so I can bring her something from him. To make her happy. I thank him with honest smile, because I know that she'll like them.

Suddenly the hallway becomes vivid, because Torben have arrived. He looks good, sharp, bearded, with black jacket. Happy and calm. He asks us how are we, he is happy about the won cup. I'm sad that Leila and Khader are not here.Torben is talking with Niels and the three of them, with Line, go to the teachers room.

The evening is coming and the people take out their finest clothes, I'm dressed casual, I haven't thought for special clothes, but it's at least tidy. Some of the girls look gracefully in their evening dresses and Thomas kill the fish with his suit. Real prince Harry. The menu is made in honor of Torben and us, inspired from Barcelona, and we with with pleasure. Toasts are held, some of them extremely long, others reminding memorable moments in the school, thirds are just to be able to drink another sip. Nanna reminds us the writing on one of the bricks in the basement, namely "knowledge is to know that a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not to put it in a fruit salad". It turns out that the author is Laura - a mystery finally found out.

After the dinner we move to the octagon, where we are given out diplomas. Jesper makes a speech, which is about he realized from him fact, that he didn't fit well in the school surrounding, that he isn't Torben, that he is apologizing for that. I understand how he was in pain from this fact, probably everyone is understanding him and they applause him. He has invited Torben, because he deserves to be here. The teachers gives us the diplomas. And it's started with the special prizes. The prize for the best danish speaking foreigner naturally is taken by Marek. The prize for the most creative duo goes actually to our angelic trio. The prize for biggest surprise went to Honza. For the appearance change was taken from Mathias for his green hair. For him they even played the Norway hymn. Jannik and Espen took the prize for the biggest benefit for the group with their trip to Odense. Actually Espen was nominated almost in every category. We sing a song for farewell, for our diverging paths, but with the hope for new meetings. Afterwards starts the last party and I'm not feeling in a mood to hammer myself in the evening before the departure. With the boys we gather again to perform "Get lucky" and my role is to record it with the camera. Special gift for everybody.

With Maja are walking around the town for the last time, in the night and I try to remember the quietness of this place. On our return the party is going without ending. We find Jannik, who has lay on the grass in the inner yard and is watching the sky. We talk how we don't want to destroy ourselves in the last day. I love this man, this friend, I found here. He wishes us good night and goes to Sara, with whom they've decided to try to be couple. On the party I hug the people, who are there and then go to sleep.

1 June

I wake up early. Too early and I watch the naked walls. All signs for presence, for the time which have passed are gone and there walls are no longer home, but prison. They suffocate me, depress me. And then she brings me out of the droop. She have taken a thermos with tea and some bread from the trolley car, two cups. Wants to show me a view for which she has told  me about. I dress myself fast, with the first clothes that I find, and I go out. It's chilly. I search for unlocked bike, I find one, which is suitable for my height and we go. I feel the wind in my face, the slight cold on my body and I feel alive. She have saved me in this moment of despair and I watch her smiling face. Unfortunately, my choice for bicycle is again bad, the gears aren't working and I'm pedaling like an idiot. It doesn't matter, I'm taken out from the prison and I feel alive. She takes me to the highest point in the region, but the view is covered from the morning fog. I guess it's wonderful to be on the top in nice weather. We drink cold tea and talk. She ask me if I would return in Denmark and I look around and realize, that for one or another reason I'll return for short or long period, but most of all to see all of them. To see her.
We go back, I take a shower and go down for breakfast. The last breakfast of the Breakfast team - me, Louise, Hans and Jannik. The people come to eat something, to make sandwiches for the road, they are happy and remember what have happened during these months. It's like we won't start to departure in few hours. It's like we are eternal.

At eleven o'clock we gather to say goodbye to everybody. We made a big circle, and Signe asks me to say few words. I wonder what, but it comes by itself on my tongue. It doesn't matter that the school is over, it's in us and that means that wherever is one of us, there are everybody and that we'll meet in the years to keep the friendships, which we have made. We narrow the circle, becoming more closer, and in the next moment we tangle each other like some kind of dance, actually it is traditional Faroese dance. After that we split and everyone is hugging  everyone. I say words to some of the people. I say to Thomas not to cry, to love life the way he loved it here. I say to everybody that I love them. And I don't lie them. They are my family. We are doing some pictures together, and Francois are taking them and show himself with the typical behavior of eccentric.

And the hardest part starts. The Goodbyes. We are all went outside the school, drinking the last beer from the bar and sending off the people. When Mia is leaving, Lᴂrke is crying. I say to her that soon they will see each other, they don't live so far away. Other people don't say goodbye. I'm sunbathing outside with the rest. And collecting images. Marek and Signe embracing. Signe with a sing I love Marek (with a heart). Maja, crying in her bed. Embracing her. Me and Jannik having wrestling on the grass and of course he wins. Thomas, Laura. Everybody. The empty blanked with the cans of beer. Marek, crying when Signe leaves. I embrace him and calm him down, telling him that those are good tears, tears for something real.

Little by little the people are leaving, and we are the last. I say goodbye to Jannik, he hugs me and cries. I'm also crying, but I tell him he is a big man and he should hold. That we will meet again. Espen is happy, collecting all his souvenirs overfilling the car.

I help with the luggage of Maja and Laura. Maja's mom's car is overfilled with stuff. I embrace them both. We say many words. I feel bad when their car leaves. In the end are Thomas and Saga who have left and are waiting for Thomas's mother. We help them too with the luggage. We have a photo together. The last survivors.

When they leave it's just me, Matouṧ, Marek, Dominik and Honza, who have left. The mohicans. We are joking that we can conquer the school and everybody could come back. Matouṧ and Dominik vanish somewhere and I'm wandering the empty corridor and rooms. It's visible what some of the people have left as stuff. Laura has left a boot and she is searching for the other, she have written a note to sent her them both. In her room it's chaos. I see the poem that Mathias have written on the white board and I take a photo of it. With Marek we are playing our last games of pool on the ruined table and remember the great moments of our tournaments. The school is empty and we gather with Marek on the stairs, watching the "Millennium falcon", the many bags and we wonder how we are going to fit. Marek reads a letter, which he have received from Signe. He is smiling. I'm happy for him. I read the note I have received. I smile too. We watch the sky outside and we think how it fits the day. The morning was so sunny, but with each one leaving it was becoming worse and now before our departure is likely to have a storm. Niels shows up, doing the last video about the last students here. After that, with Henning, goes to eat something in the town.

Matouṧ comes and starts doing his tetris with the luggage in the car. The trip is going to be dramatic with a lot of luggage over us, but there is no other way. Jesper comes too and is helping us, even going to his home to take more rope, because we don't have enough to tighten the luggage on the roof. Meanwhile we are ready, we load ourselves and Jesper takes pictures with Dominik's camera how we managed to get in. We do our last going to Fakta, where Matouṧ leaves his last pieces of "hobo gold" and afterwards we take off in the direction Hamburg. Through the window I see Niels, who doesn't notice us in the beginning, but at the last moment he turns in the view of the loaded car.

The trip is difficult, our legs get stiffed, but we are holding. Dominik fall asleep under the weight of the bags, and me and Marek are trying to find more comfortable position for the long road. And we are joking from time to time. In the car is going on a Czech speech, but it doesn't bother me. I listen to their voices. For a brief moment I fall asleep. Slowly the sky darkens, we miss the storm, the luggage is on place and we are reaching Hamburg.

We reach the station.. Matouṧ parks. Everyone gets out to stretch our legs, to eat something. We take some pictures of the band with the car. We talk how we are going to see in Prague in few days, that we will drink Czech beer and we are all smiling. In the end I wave them goodbye, till our new meetings and I sink in Hamburg' darkness for second time ...