Returning to Real Life
On September 12 I will fly back to the United States. This will have made my stay 3 months and a week long. While I am ready to return home, in the last couple of weeks I have been living as more of a local here. Having to do normal everyday things like grocery shopping, going to see a doctor, meet native Spaniards, see Spanish movies, etc. has gotten me curious about what it would be like to stay longer and really live here. Since I've been out of school for a while and away from students I've been slowly meeting some locals and foreigners who are living here for a long time. Plus I am getting comfortable with speaking everyday Spanish. I could certainly see myself staying for longer. But then I would need to get at least a part time job here, which was part of my original plan but never happened. My friend Diana is planning to stay in Barcelona for 6-12 months and has recently gotten a job working in a bar in order to make some money while she looks for a paying photography job. I guess that I would have to do something similar. I admire her dedication to starting a new life here.
However I need to return home. I never felt that I really adjusted to city life after I moved to downtown San Francisco a couple of years ago, since it was all too easy to continue the suburban life that I had been living for many years prior. My friend Sarah has always been really good at meeting people and always finding interesting things to do in San Francisco. I finally got into the habit of doing that here in Barcelona and think I will be much better at it when I return and will be better able to enjoy the beautiful and interesting city that I live in. Furthermore there is progress that I want to make in my current job and career in general.
But in the future... anything can happen. Now that I've gotten a taste of living in an interesting place outside of California I am sure that I will do something similar in the future. Next on my travel agenda is South America. Everyone I know who have traveled there have had only wonderful things to say about their experiences. Anyone want to come with me?
However I need to return home. I never felt that I really adjusted to city life after I moved to downtown San Francisco a couple of years ago, since it was all too easy to continue the suburban life that I had been living for many years prior. My friend Sarah has always been really good at meeting people and always finding interesting things to do in San Francisco. I finally got into the habit of doing that here in Barcelona and think I will be much better at it when I return and will be better able to enjoy the beautiful and interesting city that I live in. Furthermore there is progress that I want to make in my current job and career in general.
But in the future... anything can happen. Now that I've gotten a taste of living in an interesting place outside of California I am sure that I will do something similar in the future. Next on my travel agenda is South America. Everyone I know who have traveled there have had only wonderful things to say about their experiences. Anyone want to come with me?
2 Comments:
Hey Mike, it will be good to have you back! Ahora probablamenta hablas espanol mejor que yo -- me parece que mucho se me ha olvidado.
Hasta pronto amigo,
Siempre hablarás mejor que yo. Pero, ahora puedo entender y escribir español mejor que antes.
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