Not much new has really been happening here. I think it’s the reason I’ve been feeling so homesick lately. I’ve been less busy with nannying, which is a good and a bad thing. I enjoy having the time to myself, but it can get boring and then all I do is think about home and how if I was back home I could call Chelsea and maybe go to coffee. Or I could go see a movie with my brothers. I hate not being able to do those things. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still so grateful for the opportunity to be here, and Ben’s doing well with his research. He told me just the other day that if he HAD to he’d be able to use all the information he’s already gathered to write his dissertation. Thankfully he still has about 5 months here so he will get all the material needed to write a truly great dissertation.
I think one of the main things that’s bugging me right now is the fact that since I’m not really nannying as much, our finances are a little tighter than they were before. So even when I do have time to myself (and even if it wasn’t as cold as heck here!) I can’t really go do the things that I would love to do, like just go to a coffee shop downtown or go shopping. The burdens of having no money…
Since I’ve been kind of limited to what I can do these days, I’ve spent most of my time watching random TV shows online, or looking into job opportunities for when I get back home, giving me even more to look forward to. I already had one phone interview for a Summer Camp job in San Jose (I didn’t get it) and I have another 2 phone interviews coming up for similar jobs, which is exciting. I love thinking of the possibility to work in San Jose and stay there for the summer spending some well-needed time with my family and friends before Ben and I head back to So-Cal in August-ish. There’s so much to look forward to for us, so it’s hard to just enjoy the moment. I miss my family and friends so I can’t wait to see them. I’m excited for Ben’s teaching possibilities for once he gets back, and this week I just turned in my Loma Linda Transitional Master’s Program application for Speech Pathology/Communication Sciences, so if I get in that’s another huge thing to look forward to. Also, the possibility of Ben and I extending our family (all in God’s timing). These are all such exciting things to look forward to for ourselves, but I’m forgetting to live in the moment.
Hell, I’m in Vienna, Austria. I’ve wanted to come to Europe for as long as I can remember. Although, it’s really tough being away from my family and friends, I need to remember where I am and to continually thank the Lord for this amazing opportunity. I’ve still got at least 4 months here, so I better enjoy every second of it =).
P.S: Since my cousin Kimmy just got to London for her study abroad program, I’m planning on trying to visit her at some point (and hopefully she’ll be able to visit us here too) so maybe that will help with my homesickness, seeing someone from the amazing family that I miss so dearly =)
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