1 Month Until I Leave!

I'm flying to Frankfort Germany in 31 days! 

Europe has an interesting political climate at the moment. I am reading a bit about that and it's becoming clear that it isn't something I can figure out in a few hours: 

At the moment I'm a bit disinterested in cities, and am more excited for the countryside. 

I learned about the strange Christmas traditions of the Netherlands. What?!?!  This is Zwarte Piet. More info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet 

On the last bike trip I got in shape! I'm excited to get fit. Below is the before and after from last time: