It's been almost three weeks since I came back home from the crazy road trip in the U.S. Slowly but surely I'm starting to process everything we experienced. Before we went on the road trip it was surreal telling people that we were about to drive from the east coast to the west coast, and now it seems equally surreal telling people that we've actually done it. Fortunately, creating an old-fashioned photo album allows me to relive the memories, making them more tangible. Moreover, when I hear a certain song, I'm once again sitting in the passenger seat of our car, passing endless fields of corn. When I smell a specific scent I'm back at the noisy hotel room in San Francisco. And so on...
We basically spent the whole summer in the U.S. I don't regret it at all, but it's been a weird experience missing out on the Swedish summer. So now, when it's fall, I have a hard time accepting it, because it came so fast! I'm not prepared. And I'm in total denial, still wearing my summer clothes, refusing to wear stockings or scarfs despite the fact that it's 45 degrees F in the mornings. I want to keep my tan, my sun-bleached hair and the long, bright summer days. But I can't. What will hopefully save me is being in full time service, because that means I can spend most days outdoors, exposing myself to as much daylight as possible, talking about the things I love the most and hanging out with my favorite people.
One thing I certainly don't miss is my old job. I still teach, but I work with adults who know how to behave. I don't have to plan as much, there are hardly any tests to correct, no grades, no parents, no teenage drama. Aaaaahhhh.... I'm thankful every single day. My next goal is to explore the possibilites of getting some of my writing published. To be honest I haven't really tried that hard yet. But I will! Next blog post... In the meantime, here are some nice pics of my hometown. :)
We basically spent the whole summer in the U.S. I don't regret it at all, but it's been a weird experience missing out on the Swedish summer. So now, when it's fall, I have a hard time accepting it, because it came so fast! I'm not prepared. And I'm in total denial, still wearing my summer clothes, refusing to wear stockings or scarfs despite the fact that it's 45 degrees F in the mornings. I want to keep my tan, my sun-bleached hair and the long, bright summer days. But I can't. What will hopefully save me is being in full time service, because that means I can spend most days outdoors, exposing myself to as much daylight as possible, talking about the things I love the most and hanging out with my favorite people.
One thing I certainly don't miss is my old job. I still teach, but I work with adults who know how to behave. I don't have to plan as much, there are hardly any tests to correct, no grades, no parents, no teenage drama. Aaaaahhhh.... I'm thankful every single day. My next goal is to explore the possibilites of getting some of my writing published. To be honest I haven't really tried that hard yet. But I will! Next blog post... In the meantime, here are some nice pics of my hometown. :)
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