Epilogue

I am still getting used to the sounds of San Francisco, the feel of US currency, the taste of American-style coffee, the smell of the Pacific Ocean breeze, and being able to fully understand ALL indistinct conversations around me. It makes me wonder if I did come back to "life as I know it", or did I come back to an entirely different life all together?

Cities and cultures never change... well, they won't change in 5 months. Myself, on the other hand, has changed borderline dramatically. Though having been miles apart, I feel like the bonds between my friends and family back at home have become stronger. I've already let negative influences get removed from my life like the latest thunderstorm. Some people I know I will never talk to again because the new Me isn't compatible with the way they would continue to treat me.

It's really hard to rush to judgments on things right now, but these are my initial observations after returning to a nearly different life. I will always remember what my life was like before, cherish all the memories I made, and relive some of the nightmares that all have made me into the person I am today.

Do I regret anything I've done? Hell no. Should I regret some things? Maybe, but still.. hell no. Will I regret anything I have done? Probably not. While all the concepts (abstract and concrete) that I have learned over the last several months are still materializing and making better sense as the days and hours progress, I do know that I have faced my biggest enemy in Prague, and he now lies dead at the bottom of the Vlata River, and he can't hurt me or anyone else ever again. That person was my (old) self. The harmless, innocent, and caring person I have become busted out of that shell, and I blossomed with the spring time in Europe... surrounded by my favorite flowers everywhere: lilacs.

The biggest thing I have learned is the difference between: 1) accepting the things I cannot change, and 2) having the courage to change the things that I can. Also, I have learned the difference between Real Problems and Real Choices. This wisdom is powerful, and I promise to use my enthusiastically eccentric personality to let other people in this world know that no matter where, what, why, or how...

EURO GONNA BE OKAY!