One year anniversary tomorrow
Tomorrow, April 20th, is exactly one year ago that I left America,
So much has happend, I have changed so much, and whoo-hoo, can say that It didn’t work out the way I had planned but you just have to go with the flow, all the time. Plans change situations become unnerving or unhealthy, far away destinations beckon. And I must say that the best thing I ever did in my life was quit my job after saving almost 2 and 1/2 years and buy a one way ticket out of America, I may be sound harsh on the old home land these days, but the view from the outside is quite different from being in, there is alot out here in this big world, and too often friends or relatives say that they wish they could do what I am doing, but dont have the time, money. ect. It is a commitment, but wholly possible for anyone to travel, and I encourage anyone thinking of doing it, to just buy the ticket and sort the rest out later.
Love hugs and wander lust
miss jess
Tags: Travel
April 30th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
god i miss u…i could always need a bit more jess in my life…who couldn’t??????????????????????
May 5th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
Jess,
I miss you so much, I read your blog all the time and forget to post a comment. Before I write too much Davor says “Hi.” I wish i could offer you your old room, but I moved out of our old apartment at the end of Feb. But you are more then welcome to crash at my new place a few blocks away. Anyway I miss you, I’ll see you in July, and we’ll talk more then.
May 7th, 2007 at 6:44 pm
WOW. A year, eh? Isn’t it strange to look at home from another place? or places, sometimes?
What struck me most about the whole experience of living away from the States was how much I actually appreciated without knowing it. Yeah I would rather base myself in another country, but there is nothing quite like the vast areas of just openness that are here.
And realizing that all the wrong stereotypes people have about Americans. There are some that are spot on, but a lot that aren’t.
Lastly, the thing that I found most amusing was all the people who’d never left where they’d grown up and yet had opinions about Americans and the lack of travel we do as a nation. There was a lot of pot calling the kettle black that I didn’t expect.
Do I want to stay here? Do I want to live there again? Yes!
But I am going back with a much greater appreciation for the States than I had before.
May 24th, 2007 at 9:57 am
thanks for letting me put that in to perspective miss cheeky, I do miss somethings about america, but not lots… can’t wait to see you this side of the pond.. LOL! just when I am heading back, sheesh we should plan these things better
see you nowhere
just hope I have given the travel bug to friends on that side as well as this one.