I don’t know what I expected to find in Italy the day I left on August 27, 2007. I expected adventure in making a new home in a foreign country and teaching English. I expected to improve my Italian to whole new levels of fluency. I expected to resume my friendship with my friends in [...]
Archive for June 30th, 2011
#40: Family
Posted in photographic, reflective, regular on Thursday 30 June, 2011 | 1 Comment »
#20: Family
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Now that I’m at home (I didn’t quite manage to finish my goal of finishing all my entries before leaving), it’s wonderful to be with my family again. This summer I’m looking forward to spending time with them here–long, quality time without stressful consulate visits. It is my superlative parents who made my initial trip [...]
#29: Friends
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Leaving friends behind, however, has been heartbreaking. I was doing fine at home today until going on Facebook and reading all the good-bye messages. Now I’m a mess again. I’ve always had good friends wherever I’ve gone, but never before had I had such a large network of such good friends. Friends made that first [...]
#19: Friends
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Now for the really emotionally loaded topics. I couldn’t be more excited to reunite with all of my Stateside friends again. Some of these friends are ones I’ve stayed in touch with and will be able to see again on a regular basis. Soon I’ll be reuniting also with Thea, Natalie, and Emily in DC–exciting [...]
