It is weird to think that after four months of traveling around, we are finally almost home. In less than two weeks, we will be boarding a plane back to the States and life will return to normal. Whatever that means.
We arrived on Wednesday evening, which gave us a few days to explore Munich before the tourists start pouring in for Oktoberfest, which officially begins on Saturday. We wandered around and went on a free walking tour to learn more about Munich's history, and managed to abstain from drinking beer for those two and a half days because once Oktoberfest officially starts, I'm sure we will have more than our fill.
Steve has spent most of his time trying to decide what FC Bayern München merchandise he wants to buy (they seriously have it all here - not only can you buy the jerseys and shorts and socks, but you can also buy Bayern Munich shower gel, iPhone cases, and baby pacifiers, among other things) and we have spent a good amount of time just relaxing during the rainy parts of the day, but I am still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that we will be going HOME soon. How are we even going to function when we get back? There are all sorts of things that we will need to do when we get back - my knee surgery, finding jobs, and looking for a place to live are among the top priorities (obviously) and we both have good leads as far as getting jobs go, but what happens from there? Normal life? How are we going to transition back into having to drive everywhere and not worrying about exchanging currency? Presidential elections are coming up soon after we get back to the States, but what do we know about what's going on? Sure, we read news online occasionally so we aren't completely in the dark, but I'm sure there are all kinds of other things that have happened that we just don't know about. We've been gone for so long... Wait, you mean I can order from this menu that is written in English AWESOME! You mean I have to start paying bills again? Notttttt awesome :P It will be interesting to see how long it takes us to really get back in the groove of things. And how difficult of a transition it really is - it could all be in my head, who knows. But I am excited to head home. We both are.
It'll be nice just to not have to lug around a heavy backpack anywhere. Whoo.
See you soon, everyone! <3
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