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It's chilly in our living room where I write. I just started a fire, but a chill draft still manages to creep in through the chimney. Surprisingly, I'm loving being cold. Walking around with a numb nose and toes, boiling water a for a cup of (real!) coffee, wearing jeans and sweaters and a scarf outside...it's not as jarring as one would think, in fact, it's refreshing.

The whole re-entry back to life in the states has been easy, maybe too easy. From what I've been told from other students, the longing for life abroad doesn't hit until a few months later, when you're swamped with homework and the responsibilities of your "old" life. Except, I can never have that "old" life again, because my perception on the world has changed so much. I can't articulate that change right now, and may never, but I know it's there.

This may be the last blog entry for a while as I need to take a break and put some time in other projects. Thank you all who have read my words (I've learned since returning home that there are more of you out there than I imagined). And thank you for all your thoughts and encouragement. This experience would have been difficult without you all.

Enjoy the holidays!

Blue skies and happy travels...