I made a card out of a sweet picture I took in the NL! check it out :)
Mary
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
I kind of miss this thing...
Well, hello, 2012. I am deep into my graduate school studies right now, and remembering that this time last year I was probably having tapas with some friends or getting ready to go on a trip or something. Obviously, a lot has changed. I will say that I no longer despise living in the U.S.A. For a while there, I did. It was difficult for me to keep a straight, not disgusted-looking face seeing people wear sweatpants in public, or hearing people say that Budweiser is the "King of Beers". Listen, maybe that sounds "uppity" to some people, but once you've seen how people are capable of not looking like slobs, it is weird to come back to your own slob-filled country. :) Oh, and for the record, I think Budweiser will always suck, but I digress...
What was I saying? Oh yes, so for a while, I wasn't sure if I would ever be as content with my life here as I was with my life in Spain. I mean, who wouldn't love working 3 days a week, traveling at least 2 weekends of the month to various different countries? I sure didn't mind it! It wasn't the "real world", but I was super happy with it! Grad school isn't the real world either, nor is Ann Arbor, but I've started to get a glimpse of this so-called "real world". It seems okay...It seems promising. It doesn't seem like it will always be fun or that I'll get to go to 8 different countries in the span of 9 months, but it seems doable.
I've also come to terms with the fact that my life is here in the US. You don't know how many times I wished that I was born somewhere else...but I've come to realize that the US and the people of the US are actually really interesting. I think traveling gave me an appreciation of the diversity of my own country. I like it a lot better now. Also, I think if I were to live away from my family long-term, my mom would find me and drag me back here. :) It's hard to be so far away sometimes!
So, on that note...I have an announcement! Pending some University of Michigan funding, I will be going back to Spain in August!! I'll post more details about it later, especially if it actually happens (looks like it is going to!!), but I am super SUPER excited!!
Maybe you are confused, saying "But Mary just said how she appreciates the USA and doesn't need to live anywhere else. What is she thinking??"
Relax, dear blog readers! It was simply an assurance that I will be coming home after a few months. Probably.
After all, I do have a globe-trotting reputation to keep up, don't I? ;)
I would also like to give a shout-out to my dear friend, Andrea!! She left today and will be in Africa in a few days (it's a looooong trip) for the PeaceCorps. She's stationed in Zambia for 2 years and 3 months. I will miss her so so much, but I am SO proud of her for the good work she will do, and for her beautiful heart that has started her on this journey!! Go, Andrea, go!!
By the way, her blog is http://discoverythroughadventure.blogspot.com/ if you want to follow her great adventures. I'm definitely subscribed!
Well, I am off to let grad school own me some more. Some day my life will be mine again. :)
Mary
What was I saying? Oh yes, so for a while, I wasn't sure if I would ever be as content with my life here as I was with my life in Spain. I mean, who wouldn't love working 3 days a week, traveling at least 2 weekends of the month to various different countries? I sure didn't mind it! It wasn't the "real world", but I was super happy with it! Grad school isn't the real world either, nor is Ann Arbor, but I've started to get a glimpse of this so-called "real world". It seems okay...It seems promising. It doesn't seem like it will always be fun or that I'll get to go to 8 different countries in the span of 9 months, but it seems doable.
I've also come to terms with the fact that my life is here in the US. You don't know how many times I wished that I was born somewhere else...but I've come to realize that the US and the people of the US are actually really interesting. I think traveling gave me an appreciation of the diversity of my own country. I like it a lot better now. Also, I think if I were to live away from my family long-term, my mom would find me and drag me back here. :) It's hard to be so far away sometimes!
So, on that note...I have an announcement! Pending some University of Michigan funding, I will be going back to Spain in August!! I'll post more details about it later, especially if it actually happens (looks like it is going to!!), but I am super SUPER excited!!
Maybe you are confused, saying "But Mary just said how she appreciates the USA and doesn't need to live anywhere else. What is she thinking??"
Relax, dear blog readers! It was simply an assurance that I will be coming home after a few months. Probably.
After all, I do have a globe-trotting reputation to keep up, don't I? ;)
I would also like to give a shout-out to my dear friend, Andrea!! She left today and will be in Africa in a few days (it's a looooong trip) for the PeaceCorps. She's stationed in Zambia for 2 years and 3 months. I will miss her so so much, but I am SO proud of her for the good work she will do, and for her beautiful heart that has started her on this journey!! Go, Andrea, go!!
Well, I am off to let grad school own me some more. Some day my life will be mine again. :)
Mary
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