Changes
The wind of change has picked up and the weather is colder - I shivered all the way to morning prayer this morning.My snotty nose froze up as well - the snot itself also now being another recent development in my mornings.
The leaves are turning and beginning to fall from the trees - absolutely beautiful.
I've become a tea drinker -- all kinds from Earl Grey to Camomile to Peppermint.
I've lost about 10 pounds (no, it's not because the food is bad - I actually live with probably the best cook in the congregation).
I've learned to hang dry my laundry on the line - although I still have trouble motivating myself to put it away immediately.
More English phrases have been taught to me than can and should be published.
Managing crazy people and very crazy conversations is now something that I can add as a "skill" on my resume.
Working with people from completely different backgrounds and with completely different views has become commonplace.
I learned a short-cut to the Post Office.
I now have, thanks to Daddy, a pro account on flickr.com for my pictures - so many many of them are going up soon. I think around the neighborhood of 150 more.
I also have now become known as the weird girl that takes pictures of everything...
I've grown accustomed to travelling by myself on the tube and buses.
I've grown to appreciate family and friends and just plain home more than I ever have.
I can now say that I've been hit on by a foreigner - a French man in town who asked me if I spoke French and when I said no, he said, oh it doesn't matter and insisted on giving me his number. Apparently all the French I need to learn is - Sorry, not interested.
I've actually started to pronounce some things the English way - with the INunciation on a diffeRENT sylLABle.
I've now read more for pleasure than I did my entire college career and I have watched less television than ever in my life. (Seriously, like 2 hours total since I arrived)
But, most of all the most influencial change for me at this point is that I now am beginning to no longer feel like I am the one who came and crashed the party. I'm starting to feel like I have made a little place for myself to be here, made a few friends that I can talk with, toughened up to where some things don't bother me as much and learned to go with the flow a bit more. Flowing is good. Changing is good. But, I'm definitely still me, just growing up a bit.
posted by Shelley @ 12:40 PM
4 Comments:
It wouldn't be you if you put your clothes away immediately...or at all...Miss you...Love, Mom
I hope you got my letter! I miss you so much!!!!
Oh Shelley!
It's so awesome! I feel like I'm reliving my experience through you all over again, in a good way!
Have fun with different intonations :). We'll have to intonate in brittish when you get back. It'll be a ball, darling.
You are the coolest person EVER!!! way to freaking rock!! thanks for the long ass email, it made my day on sat. :)
love you!! come back to the apt, it misses you :)
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