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A brief reflection on cultural re-entry:

 

the last time I'll miss the last bus home and have to walk 
beautiful night though its freezing/can't feel my toes. where is everyone else? (3am) 

the first time I rode a bike 
terror: skinny tires, clip shoes, handlebar brakes only--eep!  

the first time I took a shower
shower/bathtub: what do I do with all this space? 

the first time I did my laundry
hung my wet clothes on every chair and door handle. 

the first time I drove a car
terror: I could definitely die this way.

the first time I went to the store
proud*: brought my own bag for goods 

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Sun, 18 Nov 2012 13:46:00 -0800 Preparing for the End http://sustainablecee.posterous.com/preparing-for-the-end http://sustainablecee.posterous.com/preparing-for-the-end

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I spent our final travel break catching up on work, preparing for the spring, and going through my mental list of things to dig deeper into in Copenhagen. 

As I consider my experiences over the last semester- especially in light of the possible future- I find myself in a quandary by their collective implications. 

As I wrote in my post on the value of travel, being in the midst of a different culture has done the work of stripping me of preconceived notions on life --many of which I was totally unaware. It has made me feel like the tiny hold I had found to grab onto in life has shown it's weakness and crumbled--leaving me hanging again by a thread. 

I am reminded of a message from within a sermon at the danish church:

"life is supposed to be hard."

"Being frustrated is normal. Being poor is normal. Having bad relationships with others around us is normal." 

(All of this in the context of a discussion on our fixation with the perfect life, and how it's unreachable. The pastor urges us to accept the imperfections and ask God to give us new expectations. )

 

 

Graduating this spring 

 

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