my newest adventure began 3 weeks ago. it entails settling in one place for 6 months, working in a position i have never held and figured if i would one day hold it i would be much more "experienced" = wise and mature! haha so in 3 weeks i have packed what little i own, found a place to stay, started the job, visited family, tried to connect with friends, am starting to get to know the area i am living and am generally trying to understand how the heck this all happened?! of course i feel incredibly blessed and grateful for the opportunities and the support i have received. and while i am still surprised by my current adventure i am excited and curious to see where it will take me.

acclimating has been interesting. having to shift back into the Western concept of time has resulted in moments of anxiety, confusion and general pondering. can someone please explain to me one more time why when i run into someone in a store or on the street i should have them call/text/email me later versus taking a few minutes right then and there to catch up or hear them out? how does the other option take less time? i have determined that 2 smart phones (1 work, 1 personal) makes me 2xs more confused, distracted, and feeling "out of time." why is that? 24 hours in a day is a lot of time. 7 days a week is a lot of time. and yet all around me i hear people begging for "more time!" i have a suspicion that we are perpetuating the insanity by how we measure and understand time in the Western world. i am in many meetings with people want to have more and longer meetings, but in my mind something is wrong then with the current meeting or the way people are communicating or the expectations on what is or should be happening or resulting from these meetings. tempus fugit.

oh and having to purchase clothing for work and THEN having to actually wear said clothing has been almost laughable...i really really really appreciate my jeans, tank tops and flip flops now.

did i mention that i still have moments where i am not quite sure where i am...moments like when i was standing in the brother's kitchen looking at the water faucet and wondering, "can i drink the water here?"

Be careful going in search of adventure - it's ridiculously easy to find.
-William Least Heat-Moon