return

I was planning to do a post in the middle of my trip to the States, but I never made it happen.  It was hard to justify being on the computer when my time at home was so limited, and there were so many people to see. Now that I’m back, it’s hard to feel […]

departure

Every day I wake up and tell myself that I will write a new blog post.  Then I get home and pass out because my brain is goo from the day’s lessons. Somedays I feel like I have too much to share, and other days I feel like there isn’t enough.  Often there are things […]

coping

When I stop to reflect on the past year, I feel a strange sense of loss, and a small but significant amount of gain.  I’ve allowed a month to pass since I’ve posted, but honestly, it only feels like one or two weeks.  I’ve quickly returned to a sense of routine, waking up like a […]

heat

Soooooo I lost count of how many times I opened this page to update, and then closed it because I didn’t really know what to say. Some days I  like to humor myself and think that I have gained a lot of knowledge and wisdom about life since I’ve been here, but I think the […]

fasting

***Insert obligatory comment about delayed update here*** So life has been typically and upsettingly busy.  When I stop to think about it, time is going slow, but then I look back and realize the weeks have slipped by quicker than I could count. What, is it already March?  I still feel like we’re in January. […]