Had a quick bite with the parental units and than Pam and I drove back to BR and I moved into my new apartment in Highland Hall. By moved in I mean all the excited RAs helped me through all my luggage in the main room and I put my bedding on my bed (after disinfecting of course) and promptly passed out until 7:30 this morning when I had to go to a mini training of sorts for the new job o roo.
The transition back to the US has been more difficult than I thought it was. Driving? WEIRD. Traffic? So frustrating (ok, so maybe that's not necessarily a new thing). Air conditioning? WEIRD. No really, even though my car told me it was 102 degrees today the air conditioning weirds me out a little. It makes funny noises and gets really cold. I don't know. The humidity was so new to me that it was hard for me to breath for about 15 minutes after walking out of the airport. WEIRD. I've lived in the South my whole life...this should not be a problem. Talking on the phone? Odd.
I want to walk everywhere now and I plan on it, well almost everywhere anyway. I've been rethinking all of the distances that I would normally drive and some of them are ridiculous. However, a big problem is that BR sucks and there are not good sidewalks or well lit areas in a lot of places. There's no reason that I shouldn't be able to walk from my new place to the grocery store at the end of my street (the EVIL Walmart "Neighborhood" Grocery) or to my friend's apartment about a half a mile a way, but wait, there's absolutely no sidewalk on Highland. NONE. No lights either of course. I don't get it. I do plan on walking to my church job from now on though (much easier now with my new place) and even to the Coop bookstore a couple of streets over. Look at me weird BR people for walking, but at least I won't have road rage like the rest of you.
I miss Salzburg so much. I miss the city, the public transportation (Stadtbus 4!), the culture, many of the people from the program and especially the teachers and coaches.
I'm nervous about my new position and LSU. I just plan to be more of a loner this year for many reasons. Mentally I think will help me with my focus and to not get caught up with comparisons and bs. There's just something missing for me here at LSU. Maybe my new job will help fill the void, but I'm not so sure. I really want to like Baton Rouge and LSU, but there's just something missing. I feel like my time in Salzburg has helped empower me in a way to find that void. Here's to hoping!
Since my time in Salzburg has ended so must this blog. If you're interested in reading about my life more you can follow me by clicking this linky poo: SayJeeJaySee (Play on words! I love word games!) Although many times it's not so much about my life as my random thoughts and findings and questions.
Tchüss!
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