Missing home

And Retail Therapy on Mariahilferstrasse

Its weird being so far away from home, and alone without any family members on the trip with me. It is something I have never experienced before, which is eye-opening and terrifying at the same time. Its just interesting, how I am in Davis (2 hours away from my hometown) for 3 months at a time, and I really don't miss home all that much; but I have been in Vienna for only about a week, and I already miss home so much. I really think that it is because of the time difference, so that it is sometimes hard to communicate with my family and friends. Also, as I mentioned above, I am a bit of a control freak, and just the thought of there being an emergency at home, or here with me, and not being able to be with or even near my family really bothers me. I just found out that my brother's pregnant wife is having a baby girl, and I just really want to be home to celebrate with my family and friends, and I just want to cuddle with my dogs and my cat. Despite this, I am really making a lot of friends in this program, and to keep my mind off of missing home, we went shopping on Mariahilferstrasse, which has some of the best shopping (and gelato!) in the world! It was a hot day and a long walk, but it was a lot of fun!