Fun or Challenging?

What's the difference between a house party in Paris and Munich? No, there's no punchline. It was too difficult to compare one to the other with just a joke. Instead, let me say this: one is fun while the other is challenging.

For starters, everyone at our first multi-person get together in Munich on Friday hung around the kitchen - as in America. Secondly, they spoke English without caring (and being asked). And lastly, everyone was casually dressed in shorts, t-shirts, jeans and such. There was no pretentious behavior about talking one language rather than the other. There was no comparison of fashion houses. There was a jovial spirit in the air as everyone gathered around the food spread outside of the living room.

I guess that's why we feel, after three weeks, that Munich is more our speed. And because of people such as Eric, Filippo, Francesca, Matt and Molly, it's starting to feel like home - at least for now.