Blessed
What a whirlwind week...
Last week at exactly this time I was crying on the bathroom floor and then later in my parents' arms. I was scared and sad about being away from home for so long. This onslaught of emotion came on when I realized I only had a few days left with Katie before she had to head back up to school.
Friday I flew to Philly. The flight there was awesome...I love flying so much, I officially decided. Take off is amazing.
Saturday Eva and I took the train to NYC. What an awesome, awesome city. I just saw a tiny portion of it and loved it. Pictures coming to a facebook near you in the near future.
Sunday was Philly. Saw the Liberty Bell and did my Rocky impersonation on the stairs. No Washington DC because of transportation issues. :-( There's always next time, but I need to visit DC before Bush is out of office so I can flip off the White House and really mean it.
Sunday night was the Jersey shore at the Clifton's summer house a block from the Atlantic. Sweet, fancy house.
Monday morning I took a stroll along the Atlantic in the foggy mist and the crashing waves. Monday afternoon Eva and I walked around Princeton University. Dang! What a school. Monday late afternoon I took a train to Philly, then to the airport, and then flew home. Arrive back in Columbus at 10 pm. Strange to be in a familiar city after being in completely foreign places to me.
My trip at first had me extremely homesick. I get homesick easy at first. And the thought of "this is how Germany is going to be but longer" kept rushing through my mind over and over and over. But then I got over it and had an amazing time and enjoyed my independence and the sense of exploration. I didn't feel ready to go home yet at the end of it. I was ready to get out and see the world. Buuut my feelings continually flucuate between first homesickness and then my overpowering sense of excitement and curiosity.
Tonight I had three wonderful conversations. I feel so blessed. I talked to my roommate Kim and then to Lindsey and then to Joe. It was so good to hear all of their voices again and hear what was going on with them. Though Joe didn't talk much about himself because he kept asking me questions and wondering how I was doing. I realize how awesome Kim and Lindsey are and how I feel really comfortable opening up with them. Lindsey opened up with me on the phone tonight too, it was really nice. And Joe and I. Oh Joe. I love that kid. We goofed around and made dirty jokes since he was lying in bed when he called me. He's such a sweet guy and makes me feel so special. What a dear friend. All three of them really miss me and I really miss them. I realized while I was in the shower just a little while ago that it's only been a month since I've seen them. A month!! And I'm to be away from 4 to perhaps 7 months! Shit. *sigh* But really...what great conversations I had. Beautiful friends, so far away.
I'm too tired to explain more about my feelings and my trip. I'll do a play by play when I put up my pictures on facebook. I am actually feel quite contented about things so I don't want to delve any deeper into my personal feelings and my fears about everything that is rapidly approaching. Germany in 8 days. EIGHT DAYS. Ok, quiet. Bed time.
Last week at exactly this time I was crying on the bathroom floor and then later in my parents' arms. I was scared and sad about being away from home for so long. This onslaught of emotion came on when I realized I only had a few days left with Katie before she had to head back up to school.
Friday I flew to Philly. The flight there was awesome...I love flying so much, I officially decided. Take off is amazing.
Saturday Eva and I took the train to NYC. What an awesome, awesome city. I just saw a tiny portion of it and loved it. Pictures coming to a facebook near you in the near future.
Sunday was Philly. Saw the Liberty Bell and did my Rocky impersonation on the stairs. No Washington DC because of transportation issues. :-( There's always next time, but I need to visit DC before Bush is out of office so I can flip off the White House and really mean it.
Sunday night was the Jersey shore at the Clifton's summer house a block from the Atlantic. Sweet, fancy house.
Monday morning I took a stroll along the Atlantic in the foggy mist and the crashing waves. Monday afternoon Eva and I walked around Princeton University. Dang! What a school. Monday late afternoon I took a train to Philly, then to the airport, and then flew home. Arrive back in Columbus at 10 pm. Strange to be in a familiar city after being in completely foreign places to me.
My trip at first had me extremely homesick. I get homesick easy at first. And the thought of "this is how Germany is going to be but longer" kept rushing through my mind over and over and over. But then I got over it and had an amazing time and enjoyed my independence and the sense of exploration. I didn't feel ready to go home yet at the end of it. I was ready to get out and see the world. Buuut my feelings continually flucuate between first homesickness and then my overpowering sense of excitement and curiosity.
Tonight I had three wonderful conversations. I feel so blessed. I talked to my roommate Kim and then to Lindsey and then to Joe. It was so good to hear all of their voices again and hear what was going on with them. Though Joe didn't talk much about himself because he kept asking me questions and wondering how I was doing. I realize how awesome Kim and Lindsey are and how I feel really comfortable opening up with them. Lindsey opened up with me on the phone tonight too, it was really nice. And Joe and I. Oh Joe. I love that kid. We goofed around and made dirty jokes since he was lying in bed when he called me. He's such a sweet guy and makes me feel so special. What a dear friend. All three of them really miss me and I really miss them. I realized while I was in the shower just a little while ago that it's only been a month since I've seen them. A month!! And I'm to be away from 4 to perhaps 7 months! Shit. *sigh* But really...what great conversations I had. Beautiful friends, so far away.
I'm too tired to explain more about my feelings and my trip. I'll do a play by play when I put up my pictures on facebook. I am actually feel quite contented about things so I don't want to delve any deeper into my personal feelings and my fears about everything that is rapidly approaching. Germany in 8 days. EIGHT DAYS. Ok, quiet. Bed time.