Back to Berlin

And now we're back home, in Berlin.  We all had a blast in Italy and soaked up as much vitamin D as possible.  However, Talya and I were talking about yesterday how, unless the sun stays out for several days, our tans will have been in vain!  haha but we had a great time on our Adriatic vacation.

I need to correct a mistake I made in my other blog post.  We didn't stay on San Marco.  We stayed on a little island called Lido.  San Marco was the stop on Venice that we got off from our water bus to explore the city.  So just clearing that up even though it really doesn't matter hahah.

I have come to realize that 2 boys under the age of 7 don't understand that when you get toys and stuff out, you're supposed to put that all back where it came from.  It's really cute watching them make "fortresses" out of suitcases and pretend that there's good and bad guys, but when they're done playing, it's all just a mess hahah.  I've been given many opportunities to practice my parenting skills, for when that time comes, so far in my year abroad.  Let's just hope that practice pays off some day haha.

We're all very excited for our sister, Lydia, and her friend /practically our sister, Gretchen, to come visit on their way to moving to England next month.  As my best friend, Prerana said, the Shoups are slowly but surely migrating to Europe.  And, after getting the chance to spend vacation in Italy and eat the food that I've eaten and see the places I've seen, the rest of my family would be crazy to stay in the states.  At least I think so.  I love my family and friends in the States, but I just want to travel more and more after visiting a few countries this summer.  I just feel like God didn't make the whole world for us to stay in one place.  Granted people are called to be in different places, but until I feel like I should be in one place, I intend to explore and enjoy all the amazing places that are on this Earth.