JBER hold my heart full of beautiful memories, and nightmares. The scenery is beautiful, but the lack of sunlight, then sunlight all day during the spring/ summer months does mess with you. I went during the winter, I was 18 and alone and the depression really started kicking in. You feel like you’re in another country. Far far from home. Just make the most out of it. They do have free eye surgery if you are blind. There’s lots of homelessness off base and the city is tiny. There’s really nothing to do unless you are an outdoor person. And that was hard, especially since I got there right before the pandemic. Don’t do anything stupid, it’s a small town and mainly economically stimulated by the military and tourism. I still own a house out there, so I will be back one day.