Home, sweet Home

And then, after a 30-hour flight, I'm home faster than I can realize. I was on the road for almost 6 months, covered around 58,000 km using various means of transport and actually circled the world once.

Very nice people are waiting longingly for me at the airport and are welcoming me back to my former life. With champagne, of course, at 10 a.m. in the morning. It's nice that some things just don't change.

Well, what conclusion do I draw now?

I have had countless wonderful experiences and met interesting and/or kind people. We saw landscapes that we otherwise only know from illustrated books or documentaries and observed animals that do not exist on our continent. In addition, I got to know myself a little better. I know what I don't mind (big dorms or dingy hostels) and I know when I'd rather turn around and leave (nagging and negative people). Possessions are stressful, the less I have with me, the freer and more carefree I feel. I have a damn nice home life. The world is big and at the same time quite manageable. And I have proof that, relatively speaking, my skin can tan too!

I am grateful and happy that I was able to experience this adventure and I am sure that I will not soon forget these experiences!

Findings...

... you can learn something from every person: either what you should do or what you shouldn't do

... I can trust my gut feeling

... everything has its time, you can't force anything or even make up for it

... there is a certain meaning why something happens now and not at another time

... to travel you need a passport and a smile (well, money would be helpful too!)

... if you want something to complain about, you're guaranteed to find something!

... Change comes through activity and it always has to come from yourself

... the moods of the people around me are contagious

... Breaks are necessary to really enjoy yourself

Do it at home...

...attend Fat Freddy's Drop concert

... sleep in a hostel and explore your own city just like you would during your time out

... going to the museum is not just free!

... take a city tour

... sit alone in a café

...go partying alone

... do a basic physics course in the VHS (I definitely have to find out why some things are the way they are)

... sit on the edge of the harbor and enjoy the sunshine

... lie down in a park and read for hours

... travel to England. Must see what the country that has had so much influence in the world looks like