In 5 days, it will be exactly 1 month until I depart for Austria.

As much as everything feels so much better with the return of spring, getting out of here still can’t come soon enough. I miss being around Europeans so much and I think I’ve pinpointed one of the reasons why. Maybe this is only my perception, but Americans seem obsessed with drastic change in a way that Europeans aren’t. Sure, there’s always change in life, it’s a part of it, but it often seems like a much quieter, personal process on the opposite side of the Atlantic. As a person who is not the biggest fan of constant drastic change, the continental “c’est la vie” attitude is  just more fitting to me.

I’m all for individuals taking whatever steps they need to find happiness in life, but some people seem simply obsessed with always being in the process of beginning something or giving something up… and making sure they tell you allllllll about it even when, quite frankly, you’re not particularly interested. It’s, dare I say, irritating.

I like my Austrians. I feel relaxed and comfortable around them. It’s really going to be nice.