Spring mornings like this instantly transport me back to Bulgaria. Walking up the hill, preparing for a day of language study, saying good morning to the babas & their goats…. Although it’s hard to believe, two years ago yesterday I was on a plane, on my way to becoming a Peace Corps Volunteer. Stranger still is that, if we were still there, our service wouldn’t be up for another 3 months. These two years have been full of joy, growth, despair, pain, beauty &, above all else, full of love.
This weekend I spent so little time on the computer & so much time outside – it’s been incredible! Friday we had a lot of friends over & stayed up late hanging out on our front porch, Saturday we have a cookout & spent lots of time outside, eating food & playing with all the dogs & enjoying the company. Sunday we went to a brunch our friends hosted – complete with mimosas, amazing food & an mini-Reese’s hunt [which I course won]. Last night we went to Lansing to meet my amazing friend Victoria, who I don’t see often enough, for sushi & a drink.
The only down side to all this wonderfulness is that I’ve completely ignored the fact that there are just 3 weeks left of the semester, that I should be doing lots of work & I leave for Egypt in just 24 days! Oh & my birthday is coming up too! Yikes!
I feel antsy & restless this morning. I had weird dreams last night.
Who wants to run away & live in the mountains & have chickens & grow vegetables & hang up laundry in the sunshine & watch the rain from our front porch & live a quiet, simple life, full of hard work?
I do.
But it’s not time for that, it’s time for grad school.
Time to finish class, eat lunch, go to class, take my afternoon break & then have class again.
Here we go!
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Monday, April 5th, 2010, 10:07 am | 
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