on fire

I just got back home and it was almost 24 hours ago when I got up to leave the hotel this morning. I flew out of my way to Vienna, and from there a 9.5 hr trip to Washington, and then to Chicago. It's what happens when you book the cheapest flight. The Economy cabin on the flight from Vienna was split into three columns of two seats, three seats in the middle and two seats. I was in the center seat of the middle three. In front of me was a three year old who was standing in his seat and looking behind him at me and the girl next to me , and "lighting us on fire" with one of his teddy bears, and then "putting us out" with another one of his teddy bears, making a hissing noise. I couldn't have been a very entertaining victim, because the only thing I was offering him was a monotone "Ouch.. that's hot." -- I was more concerned with the movie I was watching, Hancock.
So, needless to say, I didn't go much sleep. I was in a really relaxed mood, however, and met some cool people. The woman on my left teaches English in Austria to kids, and said she didn't think it was very hard for native english speakers to get a job in Germany/Austria. She and her family were on her way to the states to see her family for xmas. The girl on the right of me was returning home with about 30 of her classmates, on all the same plane, from studying abroad in Jeruselum for 3 months. They were all from BYU, so I'm assuming they were Morman, but they were also wearing shirts with Herbrew on them, so who knows. I didn't ask.
I think a year in Germany is due. The only obstacle I can see is selling / leasing my condo. Other than that, I think I can get a temporary visa, head over there jobless, stay with some Couch Surfers to save money, and find a job teaching. I do have one lead right now from Berlitz -- the language school. They sent me a written interview, and if I pass that, I get a phone interview, and then will probably want to meet me in person. I'll go through the motions and see what happens. : ) Happy holidays!!!