Transition Time

Apologies for the lag in blog entries.  I don't intend to stop blogging just because I'm back in the US.  While the entries may be further apart, I plan to continue to write about the transition and life in the US.  Hopefully you don't find my life in the US too dull to continue reading. ;-)

The transition to the US has been the most unexpected and pleasant surprise of my life.  I would say the first 3-4 months in Singapore were the happiest of my career and adult life after school.  I thought the transition back to the US was going to be hard, awkward, uncomfortable, etc.  It has been the most wonderful feeling to be back and spend time with family and friends, and to just be here.  I thought I would feel out of place and not be able to connect to anyone.  I thought I was going to feel so different.  It has been the exact opposite--I feel like I'm right where I belong at this point in my life and feel like I have not been gone for 6 months.  Singapore feels like a dream.  I really can't believe that I just lived in another country for 6 months.  That above all is the weirdest thing to me right now.  I really don't understand it. 

I do understand that Singapore is exactly what I needed.  I needed to get away.  I don't even know why anymore, but the travel and adventure is what I needed  before I settle somewhere long term.  It's so hard to describe how contented (correct grammar?) I feel.  The experience abroad has fulfilled whatever it was that was lacking in my life that needed to happen.

The happiness I feel being back in the US is most unexpected.  While the US sucks on many levels right now (sorry USA....), it is still a wonderful country.  I love everything and everyone right now.  I teared up about three times during the Browns game today (first Browns game in my life!)  And no the tailgating festivities that took place before the game had absolutely nothing to do with the increase in emotions. ;-) Hahaha.
I lost it during the national anthem.  Thank goodness for sunglasses!      

I am extremely happy right now and have no idea what the rest of this year holds....Except lots of fun times with all the people that I love so much in my life!  Hdigabtt? :)