Back to Reality

I have arrived safely back in the USA and am currently re-acclimating to life in New York City. It will be a slight adjustment; there is no maid to clean my room, everyone can understand me so I need to watch what I say in public, and I now have to look for employment--I want to go back to Europe! Actually, I am only in New York for a few days and then I'm off to vegetate at my grandmother's before having to immerse myself back into city life. I've only been in NYC a day and it's already a little sensory overload; I'm looking forward to checking out in the northern woods for a month or so. I am of course happy to be back, but part of me already misses the adventure, and of course I'm sure I'm disappointing a few of you knowing that the blog entries will cease and we will all have to find someone else to live vicariously through. Such a bummer! Looking forward to seeing most of you over the coming months.

The final tally is 47 cities and 11 countries, not too shabby. There are of course several that I want to go back to and even more that I wish I could have seen--next time!

Thank you all for reading and keeping me entertained with the comments and emails. This truly was an amazing experience and I'm so glad I decided to take off on my little adventure. I hope the blog has encouraged each of you to go on a voyage of your own! Buen viaje.

Two pictures from our last night in Madrid...
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