Much Smaller

So I lied, this will be the real last "catching up" blog.

I was thinking about all I have had the chance to do, and one quote from my cousin Bela came to mind.  As we were leaving, he asked us "So have you had this thought that perhaps everything in Europe is Smaller than in the US?"  Why yes Bela, now that you mention it, I have.

What an interesting thought, in my opinion.  Just look around, especially at the roads, the houses, the cars, even the people!  Everything is just plain smaller.  At first, it kinda made it seem a bit claustrophobic, but at this point it's completely normal.  That makes me nervous to return home, everything will be gigantic!

One of the "small Europe" characteristics I have really noticed is that there is never just one house, everyone lives in a community.  A very close community at that.  Bela lived on the edge of a Budapest suburb, and had open fields in front of his house, and yet he had neighbors 15 ft on either side of him.  The don't seem to mind living close to other people, maybe because they ran out of room!  It will be weird to return home, or especially to return to WV where your "neighbors" are defined as any house you can see from yours.  Everything will seem huge!