Mini meltdown

I'm taking a short break from your regularly scheduled "European observations" programming to share this short announcement.  I am freaking out.  And not in a good way.

I am currently alone in Munich, as my colleagues from Seattle and Paris have headed back to Paris, yet I'm here in Munich by myself for 2 more days.  And I'm really uncomfortable with that.  My directional issues are as terrible as ever, and I can barely make it from the hotel to the office here (that is around the corner and 1 block away) without screwing it up.  I am hoping that I can get to work, out to get some lunch, back to the office, and back to my hotel on my 1st try tomorrow.  I can have both breakfast and dinner in my hotel.  Keep your fingers crossed.

I am really quite terrified to venture out, to be honest.  I get lost SO EASILY, and having that happen alone in the dark in a city where I don't speak the language is scary enough to keep me confined within my hotel.  It's sad.  I should be out checking out the city, and I'm just too scared.  To tears.  I'm so frustrated.  This makes me feel so stupid, and nobody seems to quite understand what this really is like.  It won't improve.  I can't just follow a map, or remember street names, or recognize buildings, or remember that my hotel room is left out of the elevator (it may be right, for all I know).  My brain doesn't do that anymore.  I'm afraid this will deter me from my love of international travel...

I'm going to stop crying now and get to bed.  Needless to say, as much as I love Europe, I can't wait to get home (as I'm spending next week in Paris all alone too).

I'll now end this meltdown and return you to your regularly scheduled programming...