Thursday, February 19, 2009

New Chapter

Yesterday marked one month since my return to the States. I sit writing this at my kitchen counter – a long way from the desk where I spent hours typing in my classroom between periods.

The first two weeks blinked by with barely a thought. I scrambled to see friends and set aside time with family. Unpacking my hiking and travel gear brought mixed emotions. The rush of excitement for clean clothes quickly evaporated into the realization I wouldn’t need my fast drying shirts and sweat proof socks in this hemisphere…well, at least during winter.

I hope to start this blog again, but from a different perspective. One of settling into the my real life – a life that feels strangely foreign.