I'm not unemployed anymore - I actually have a very fabulous job as a preschool teacher with the University of Michigan child care centers. But I'm still posting, albeit a little more irregularly, and I don't want to ignore the personal progress I've made since starting this blog by renaming it.

Blog inspiration: I read 48 States in 48 Days by Paul Jury in the summer of 2011. It was fabulous...although he planned way less for his roadtrip than I would have. And at the same time, my lovely Anna was constantly reminding me that our lives were awesome, despite the fact that we didn't have job prospects, new cars, boyfriends/husbands, houses, etc., like so many people we knew. So, in an effort to appreciate my life and the crazy uncertainty that it is, I started writing this blog about the little adventures I have. (And by "writing a blog," I mean "making a list" because I make lists, not narratives.) Even if there isn't a BIG adventure that happens every day, I try to find at least one thing to list :)

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Altered Course

  • It's amazing to me how my life can be on such a different course than everyone else, all while we are occupying the same space in time. It's crazy how people can be suffering from awful health problems, terrible loss or unthinkable abuse tonight. Or how other people are cuddling with their spouses (instead of their cat...), putting their children to bed, or planning their upcoming wedding tonight. This is, of course, not the first time I've had this thought. It has been specifically triggered by the fact that Abby is leaving to return to Korea tomorrow. It's amazing to me that she is starting a new adventure when all I'll be doing tomorrow is going to work. Yes, I love my job and I'm at a great place in my life right now - and things could totally be worse. But I keep imagining an alternate reality where I am also heading back to what feels like a second home to me now...and I get feelings of wonder and happiness that I'm not currently feeling. Going back to friends in Korea, to places I've never been and places I know well, to food I miss, to a lifestyle that was consistently stressful but constantly adventurous...that would be amazing. I never thought I would really want to go back to Korea - I hope to travel and live in a lot of different places. But hanging out with Abby as she prepares to head back has made me feel completely differently - I think it would be fabulous! It would also be easy, but in the best ways. It would be familiar but I could change things about my experience, do things I didn't get a chance to, and waste less time missing home. Ahhhh I want to board that plane with her tomorrow! However, I definitely can't, so I will have to live with keeping up with her blog and living through her experiences :)
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