It’s like we’re Germans!

The day had finally come — the first day of the world-renown festival: Oktoberfest.  When Bonnie and I had first talked about moving to Europe, we had considered several cities and countries to live in.  Bonnie had learned French in high school, and she is fairly good at speaking French, so we considered Paris.  I had studied Spanish in high school, and we also thought about living in Spain — maybe Madrid or Barcelona.  I had originally thought about moving to Europe when I was in college.  I dreamt of one day having a job in London or the U.K.  I had envisioned living in a country that spoke English and traveling throughout Europe from there, as it is pretty affordable to jet around Europe once you are here.  So, I thought, maybe we would move to London.  Then, we both looked at each other, and said “We are Germans”.  Bonnie and I are both 4th generation Germans, and thought it would be very cool to go back to the “Vaterland”.  If we were going to live in Germany, it only seems obvious that we would choose Munich — I mean, this is where Oktoberfest is!

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