Tuesday, July 07, 2009
I mentioned earlier that I just bought tickets for our trip back to the States. It occurred to me shortly thereafter that, at least for me, this move will be somewhat unique. Every other transition in my life has revolved around a calendar - the school calendar. The years have been neatly divided into semesters since I was five years old, and as such, my various moves have usually been designed to have me where I need to be by the first day of school. But now, there is no first day of school awaiting me on the other side of this move. No orientation, no first semester. When I board the plane bound for America, I will essentially be going off the school calendar for the first time in my adult life. I thus finding it interesting that I will not only be moving into another country, but into a new kind of time. I am curious to find out what this will be like.
