In Melbourne, at long last! Some random ramblings after a three-year absence ... There's a 25-degree difference in temperature between my departure from Munich and landing in Melbourne! The house looks the same but doesn't feel the same without the people who used to live under the same roof. Yes, the house and the garden do feel larger with less people. No, that doesn't mean more living space per person, it only means more household chores for me (and my parents too, to be fair). And yes, my parents have taken full advantage of my return and gone back to the habitual requests of my help for some of the simplest things like picking up something from the floor for them. But I guess I also enjoy some advantages of this symbiotic/parasitic existence. I need not delve further into this ... My three years in Munich have prepared me pretty well for the prices I saw at supermarkets and restaurants back in Melbourne. Otherwise it would be a great shock and horror to find that fresh...