"happiness is a journey, not a destination... for a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. but there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. at last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life. this perspective has helped me to see there is no way to happiness. happiness is the way. so treasure every moment you have and remember that time waits for no one."
I believe it was Jackie Polis who once placed this quote on the whiteboard for Q&A (Quotes and Announcements for those unacquainted with the Humanities way). At the time, the quote sounded 'cool' to me and insightful as well. Now I understand better the true meaning of this wisdom. It has been a long road home... not the journey itself, that was merely a few hours flight, couple days jetlag and I was back where I started from.
Originally this blog was to be my way of telling the tales of my adventures abroad, now I am back in Colorado I seem to have lost my appetite for blogging. What is there to tell when life has become a series of uneventful events? I guess there is more to tell than I realize...
So here's the scoop on my life at present - I have a job at STA Travel in Boulder, on the CU campus. Soon I will be living in Boulder as well come May 13th, as I have agreed to rent a room in a three bed-room house a few blocks from CU. I finally got my car up and running (thanks to the great help of my aunt and her boyfriend and friends!). So for now I'm commuting from Arvada (living in granny's house at the moment in Old Town Arvada) up to Boulder in my little CRX. I've been readjusting to not only life in the US but life with my family again, as well as catching up with friends who remain in the immediate area. Not as exciting as teaching English in a foreign land or navigating the crooked streets of London but like the quote says: this is life.
