Just a short post today as there is still much organizing and packing to do.
Last night we had a wonderful farewell party, hosted by my parents here in Oldenburg, Klaus and Mareile Oetken. In addition to great barbeque and other wonderful food, we also got to watch the football match between USA and Britain. Quite a few of our German friends donned red, white, and blue face paint to help us cheer on our team. We wanted the win, but we’ll take the tie. It was an excellent evening.
Today the challenge is getting all of these things back into bags that seem so small now. But I’ll be taking with me something far more important than souvenirs for the family. I’ll be carrying wonderful memories, stories, and a sense of perspective that I couldn’t have imagined before. I can appreciate both the similarities and differences that we have as people of two nations but one planet. I can finally begin to understand just how small our world really is. It’s a perspective that is both sobering and inspiring at the same time.
Speaking of sobering and inspiring… anyone know what it takes to ship a Bugatti Veyron back to the states? It exceeds my checked baggage limit.
