Well, if only that were so easy. In Italy, I found myself missing little things from home. Things like peanut butter to eat with my golden delicious apples. And of course, there were larger items: my boyfriend, my family, friends. And now that I'm home with these things again, I find myself missing Italy, how I could walk and within five minutes, I'd arrive at whatever destination I chose in town. Tuscania was quiet; Louisville, even Elizabethtown - neither are as peaceful. Humidity was never this high in the hills. Smaller population means fewer cars, smaller towns means fewer cars driving in them and more walking. All of these yield cleaner air, and in general, a much slower pace of life. I miss that. With school starting, life for everyone is about to kick into high gear...and I'm not sure I'm ready for that. How do you slow down when everything feels as though it is rushing around you, rushing past you and forcing you onward with it? World spins madly on.
But as the opening quote suggests, this is how it has to be. Another cycle of the school year begins, my last cycle for undergraduate work. Crazy how it seemed like it would take forever at the start, and now that I'm nearing the end, how quickly it arrived. But as with the other beginnings, you jump in (or maybe you're pushed instead?), hope for the best, and resurface again at the beginning of summer.
So, to those of you starting another cycle, whatever that may be, start it right. Cheers.
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