First, there is this lively world bursting with vitality, which is so completely different from everything we know. Where people somehow look more beautiful than we do, are more agile and spirited; and above all, have a much better mood. Where you have sand under your feet instead of asphalt, and so many days of uninterrupted sunshine in a row that people say, "Beautiful weather today!" when it finally rains just a tiny bit. And where the light and colors have a warmth and intensity that you never forget once you've seen them. Then you discover that even the most mundane things here somehow don't work the way you're used to. That the smallest errands unexpectedly turn into hair-raising adventures and the simplest plans encounter insurmountable difficulties... - and that everything is different.