Comments on: Pass the Salt Please: Theresa’s Thoughts on 2 Months of Being Home

By: Susanne

Susanne — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:20:27 +0000

WOW Theresa!! Granted moving to KY is far from traveling the world, your post is *exactly* how I felt after moving back to WA from the KY.

By: Gregory

Gregory — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:08:34 +0000

I’m silly! (Bringing the comments back to a level I can follow)

By: Theresa

Theresa — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:14:03 +0000

Objectively it might not be better or worse. Or academically. But my life is neither objective nor academic; it’s completely subjective.

I also think ordinary is subjective. My ordinary is not your ordinary. I’m not opposed to ordinary. I just want to define my own ordinary.

And by the way, knock ‘em dead tomorrow. You have academic arguments down to an artform

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:40:40 +0000

Ordinary is just a normative construction that most people either find comfort in or try to resist. And ordinary is usually defined counter to something not ordinary/normal. So, that’s one way to define it. Or you can define it for yourself in your terms. Yeah, it’s never going to be “that other thing.” But that doesn’t mean what you have now is better/worse. Just different.

By: Marina

Marina — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:56:12 +0000

“Life, to be honest, feels bland, as if someone forgot to add the salt. Most days I have this feeling that Iâ€™m just waiting for something to happen. I donâ€™t know what it is, but I keep feeling like this canâ€™t be it, that thereâ€™s got to be something more.”

Very well said. Exactly how I felt after our trip. It does get easier after a while, and life returns to feeling “normal,” but I have to admit that I can’t quite shake that feeling of “there’s gotta be something more.” Good luck finding a balance between real life and travel (I’m still trying to find it! I came pretty close when we moved abroad for a year). Happy holidays!

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:57:33 +0000

Well said! I still have phone aversion, haha. The call and pull of the road is strong, even after all this time being back in the states. Enjoy the holidays, and keep enjoying this crazy life we are trying to fit back into. Round peg, square hole-I totally get it.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:50:26 +0000

You got to hear the Dalai Lama teach?! I want a post on that pronto! I stopped reading when I got to that, so I have no idea what the rest of the post even says.

By: Camels & Chocolate

Camels & Chocolate — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:43:10 +0000

This was lovely. The acclimating must be the hardest part. That’s how I felt when moving back to the US after two years in Europe.

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