When I was out there I always missed my group of friends and my family, people were getting married and I missed out on a few things. I was very homesick and always thinking I wished I was hanging with them. So I came back 4 days ago to pay off a few debts and yep it feels like I’ve never left. People are still the same and I’ve got my old job back as a temp. I just think that I’m picking where I left off. Buts its true that nothing changes back home.

Nice blog!!

i’m glad that you’ve had more than your fair share of travel even if you didn’t study abroad.

long live travel!
anne

As someone who has lived abroad for extended periods twice in my life (a semester in college and a year after college) and now living as one of your friends who is home and ‘nothing has changed’, I have to say I agree with Theresa – ya gotta give us more credit! Isn’t that always true in life, you feel internally like you’re growing and changing and others’ lives are only staying the same, no matter who you are or what you’re doing? I might have the same job as I did before but it in no way means I haven’t experience as much growth this year as you have, even if you can’t tell from the outside (much like i might not be able to tell how you’ve changed this year – there goes Matt, still vagabonding, what has changed?)

I realized I have now gotten off topic of what your original point was – to let go of fear and realize your life isn’t going anywhere. I obviously completely agree, but I just wanted to defend those of us who are learning how to have internal growth even though now we’re back at home.