Being Everywhere

The times they are a becoming more like those other times but not quite.  I’ll explain…

Our year in Seoul has come to an end and we’re back in the US of A, Chicago to be exact, and visiting my family.  Since arriving my sister and brother-in-law has given birth to their first child (a son), Lindsay and I have been massively jetlaggy, my computer has been replaced with a much nicer MacBook Pro, we have smartphones, we’ve eaten at Chipotle, and noted several times that everywhere we go things look “fat”.  That’s no necessarily a knock on anything but a note that in Seoul, the streets, cars, and people were exceptionally fit.  There aren’t large swathes of land to bound about in, not many all-you-can-eat buffets, and cars are suited for the compact city life.

Aside from all that, we’re attempting to remove the blisters of reverse culture shock, something many people don’t believe exists (it does), and catch up with people, places, and things.  It’s been nice so far.  Playing with my sister’s dog Winni, copious sleeping, and not wearing coats in the surprisingly warm November days.

Soon we’ll fly out to Denver to visit Lindsay’s family and await signals and signs and perhaps a punch to the neck lettings us know where we need to be next.  Applying for jobs and grad school along the way, we’re observing that this return has been incredibly positive.  Family visits, weather, fat people, it’s all coming up aces.  We’re sad to be away from our loving friends in Seoul but happy to be with family in friends here in the US and preparing ourselves for our next adventure/stage in life.

It all feels positive thought.  Positive and full of deep, relaxing breathes.  More to come as time permits.