memoir introduces us to the author's feelings about departing from Heidelberg after a significant period of study. It depicts a farewell filled with a mix of nostalgia, humor, and melancholy, emphasizing his struggle with the impending separation from friends and the social life he enjoyed. Kobbe reflects on the absurdities of his student life, the camaraderie among peers, and the transition to the next phase of his education in Kiel, where he humorously recounts experiences such as exam anxieties, the pomp of a student procession, and the eccentricities of his fellow students. Through these anecdotes, the beginning sets the stage for a light-hearted yet poignant exploration of the trials and tribulations of academic life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)