It’s 11:13 pm and I’m waiting 17 more mintues until I can take my anti-nausea medicine that cost well over 50 bucks because we have no insurance. If there is one thing I would reccomend to any ex-pat coming home it’s this: square away your own personal insurance plan well before you head home. Life happens and sometimes you just don’t see the stomach flu coming.
This medicine is the kind you have to put under your tongue and let melt until it’s all gone. Think 5 minutes of straight disgusting taste. So lousy. But what it lacks in taste it sure makes up for in relief - it’s the only way I got home from Tahoe tonight without puking on the windshield. Sorry, TMI. But I have been cooped up for two weeks straight, enjoying nature, and being cut off from the world. So there’s loads to over-share. I’ll probably limit it to just that one detail for now to save subsequent later embarrassment or deleting this post in the morning :)
Speaking of posting… I honestly don’t have much to say about life as of late. I’m sure once our next plan / adventure unfolds itself it’ll be time to create a new blog and keep everyone up to date with what’s up, but honestly do you really want to hear how I slept in til 11 for the 3rd week in a row, jogged around the lake / farm, ate lunch and various other meals and then went to bed? Life is officially simple and boring over here and will be for quite some time. Plus can I even post on our Korea blog now that we’re not in Korea anymore? It seems wrong / weird / strange.
I cannot tell you how deeply I miss that place, those people, all of our students and friends… I could cry a river about it I think. They say that’s part of culture shock. Which I would say I am definitely, 100% in the midst of. Like for example who are The Black Keys and why does everyone adore Adele so much? Since when are we electing a new president?! Does anyone not shop organic/whole/prissy anymore? Whole foods and Trader Joes are at cult status. And don’t even get someone started one the benefits of buying local. Whew. And how on earth am I becoming one of “them” a little more each day? Since when did Ashton and Demi break up?! Or Ali Fedowtow and Roberto? My celeb couple crushes have disappeared! My world is slightly upside down just standing in a grocery store line these days.
Ahhh well, at least we are in the best place possible to re-group, rest easy, and get through this transition in a solid, healthy way. Matts parents are seriously the best, their house is awesome, going away to Tahoe with them was so needed, and I am loving plain, old, simple life out on the farm :)
