the hustle and bustle of european life is a bit much for me - more this year than most. The body space, the assertion/aggression, hurriedness, jarring traffic + noises... how do europeans cope with this every single day? Their secret I think is that underneath all that hurriedness is a genuine social caring for each other, that is strangely missing in the USA. There's a togetherness amidst the chaotic frenzy. ahhh... color me country boy... forest retreat, Sierra mountain high driven...
------------------------------ It doesn't help that I am changing hotels/rooms almost every other day and jumping on another hi-speed train to somewhere. I tried to give myself a relaxing vacation, but did not succeed. Instead i find myself constantly coughing and wheezing from a lingering infection. The stress, second-hand smoking, lack of fresh indoor air, and stuffy restaurants along with foreign foods doesn't bode well for a recovery any time soon.
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Yikes! It's really not that depressing... i am just in limbo with this head cold and can't seem to perk up! i need my coffee fix in the morning, which I only got at one hotel in munich, and the occasional starbucks when i can find it. The rest of the coffee in europe is not my 'cup of tea'... either too strong, too little, too artificial, or just simply - not.
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