Hello again.
Weāre currently in Clemson, South Carolina. Iāve decided to come back here to document the final part of our road trip.
The main reason I deactivated my account two weeks ago was that things became increasingly toxic. For some people, itās unfortunately unfathomable that a good story can exist without some kind of hidden agenda behind it. There was even a Reddit group going through my entire account trying to find anything they could use to reveal my identity.
I know this was only a small percentage of people, but after a while it became exhausting. During the last two weeks, I received so many kind messages on Instagram, and they really made me realize how many people genuinely enjoyed following the trip. Some people even told me that their grandparents regularly ask them, āWhat are the Germans up to today?ā I think thatās really cool.
I decided to continue because I realized that the overwhelming majority of people loved following along. A small group of very loud people shouldnāt be able to ruin something that brought so many others joy.
I also want to clear something up, as people who follow me on Instagram already know.
Iāve been to the United States before. This is not my first visit, and Iāve never claimed that it was. The last time I was here was in January 2022, when I visited New York and Philadelphia.
A lot of people shared my Raising Caneās post from November 2025 to make it look like I was secretly American. That post wasnāt from the United States, it was from my trip to Saudi Arabia.
This is my first time back in the U.S. in more than four years, and apart from Boston, Iād never visited any of the places weāve been to on this trip before. Thatās probably why many people assumed it was our first time in America, because for all of these places, it actually was.
And let me tell you, Ohio and Alabama are very different from New York City or Los Angeles.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
Thanks for reading.