European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 05, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Or Motif f v to Jitt Viik Newt i Peter Grenier is a Dodds principal who a Learned there a life after divorce. 5&s. Keag Coyo i can be alone and be Happy knowing i m not depriving someone else of my time Shirley Shock has experienced the single Hie in Germany As both a civilian and a Soldier. A was a civilian you done to get the same Contact a she said. A in the military you feel like you have a Quot support Shock. 34, an educational program manager with the Dodds elementary and Middle schools in Lan Stuhl Germany has been divorced for 14 years and has spent seven of them in Europe the first radios in the army. A i do feel at ease with being alone a she said. A i really do value the time in Malone. I can be alone and be Happy knowing in a not depriving someone else of my time. One of the advantages of being single is not having someone depend on. You not being responsible for someone. people really feel secure with them selves and they with them-7 selves. And i 7 however there Are lonely times she sail. A a that a the one drawback to being single, said. A some Days it would be Nice to come and to really share a lot of things Quot with friends Are helpful she said a but its not like having that special person a sometimes when i see couples and they re doing things i think a of that s really Nice a Quot she said. A but on the other hand i know Are giving up a lot. Now that in a older i know a relationship takes a lot of hard work. It takes a lot of giving and caring a the school system provides a network of friends for Sheck. She knows several germans and has Learned the language to a degree. It All makes her glad to be in Europe despite the bouts of Solitude. A being a single female i think its a lot safer being Here than in the states Quot she said. A a in a perfectly Content living Here a a i get my Days and nights mixed up every weekend.1 Twenty two year old Michael James is having the time of Lis life living about 15 Miles Northeast of Madrid Spain. Marriage not yet. A a in a not hearing the theme song to love Story a Janies said a i guess Shell have to be something really special. A live seen a . People get single alter being married Quot Janies said. So. Marriage is a thing of the future and so is the a right meanwhile exciting new adventures in a for sign country keep James Busy a a a there Are a Totol dil Serences. Cultural Ami the language serves As a Barrier when you Lisl get Here. The one big adjustment is learning the Quot language a the air Force senior airman said. James spends a lot of tune in Alcala the Small College town closest to the base where there Are a a lot of Exchange students a and a a atmosphere a where a you done to know who you la meet Ftp san International mix a the Richmond e va., native said. Janies said he also has had to adjust to Spanish night life outside the 401 St tac f Highler Wing base at Torrejon. A i get my Days and nights mixed up every weekend a he said. Some clubs in Spain Don t open before Midnight and Many stay open All night and Early morning. _ in the nearly two years lies been at Torrejon James has Ivad plenty of time to Eye the Beauty of the Spanish woman and to notice differences he a said. A Spanish girls Are More conservative than \ americans James said. A if you Date a Spanish girl you Date All her friends too at when James is not working he cry Joys being away from his Home in the dorm playing Tennis shopping sightseeing or travelling. A a lot of people Teel uncomfortable going into an alien culture but they done to know what they a Are missing a he said. A How often can you say you have lived in Spain a May 5. 1991 sunday. A a t Page 7
