I’m now eight days into my stateside assignment (furlough) and it has been a crazy time so far. We’ve been blessed to be able to stay with family in a very large home….fed lots of food….celebrated two additional Christmas days…received more gifts…ate more food…and have drank more than my share of sweet tea.
A few things about my time here so far. I do enjoy the varieties….I used to get so excited when someone would send a package with Cheez-its. I would get one box and they seemed like gold to me. Now I can go to the store…pick one of many flavors and buy as many as I like…and I love it.
What do I miss?…solitude and quiet. It’s not only that we live in a house with five other people, three of which are kids….it’s just that Americans don’t like solitude. We have a tendency to be loud…and if we have down time we usually fill it with TV, eating or shopping. And since nothing is close…and there are no metros this means we have to load up the car and head towards the nearest shopping area. So with these simple thoughts I begin the next leg of the journey….figuring out how to live in the US for a few months…while thinking forward to do our new field in Europe.
In the meantime…grab a box of Cheez its…pour a big glass of sweet tea and enjoy your day!
