The Little Things

I have been home now for five days and have quickly adjusted to real life.  Back to the 9-5 office job.  Oh how I miss my sleep In's!  I LOVE to sleep.  Now that I am waking up at 7:30am I need to be in bed by 10pm...I'm so old.  I will blame it on the jet lag.  Up until this past week I would roll out of bed around 10am everyday, make myself breakfast, and catch up on all of my favourite shows.  Now I wake up a half hour before I need to leave for work, throw on an outfit I picked out the night before, make a coffee and bagel, and hit the road.  My job involves sitting at my desk working with numbers all day.  Fun fun.

Anyways, other then the obvious big changes to my day to day life there are so many other little changes from life in Europe!

Light switches

With the exception of light switches, just about everything in Europe is tinier compared to North America.

Toilets

The flusher's are different, the toilets are often located in a separate closet type room within the home, and bidets are usually close by. 

Cars

I really enjoyed driving standard after I figured it out and I miss it now.  When I got home to my Jeep (which is automatic) I pulled out of my driveway accidentally driving with two feet (one on the break and one on the gas)...I was tired, give me a break haha.  European cars are standard, smaller, take diesel, and for the most part, are hatchbacks.  I'm not a fan of anything that resembles a van, and a hatchback is too close for my liking. I <3 my jeep.

So many hatchbacks!


These are just a few of the little differences.  There are the obvious BIG differences (language, food, shopping), but it's funny to come home and notice the little things.

There are many things I'm missing about Austria.  The mountain views! The people... everyone I knew there was so friendly.  The coffee (so good).  The McDonald's menu (it's healthier and the dollar menu has cappuccino's on it).

Love homing and being with my family.  Missing my relaxed European life.  How many days 'till Lilly?!?!