After 34 months, I leave this country again...
Less dramatic than it may imply... I've decided that there are places that I want to see in this world that actually are compatible with a two week vacation. And so it is, I've booked a flight to Reykjavik for June. Eleven days later, I return to San Francisco.
It's a short space of time - enough perhaps to be able to pronounce city names, but not enough to be able to speak the native tongue with much confidence. It may not be travel to its fullest, but I hope that it will be enough to rejuvenate.
On another metric, the timing is ideal. My good Aussie mate, Phil, will be a few months short of reassignment. His two years on the east coast of Iceland has been potent, and I'm curious to see how it's changed him. He's very much on the cusp - after it's all done, he may stay, he may go back to Oz, or he may pull a rabbit out of his hat. I love talking with people on the cusp. Unfortunately, it won't be an entirely mutual exchange. I'm beginning to realize that I'm going to be here a while.
At least a year more?
It's a short space of time - enough perhaps to be able to pronounce city names, but not enough to be able to speak the native tongue with much confidence. It may not be travel to its fullest, but I hope that it will be enough to rejuvenate.
On another metric, the timing is ideal. My good Aussie mate, Phil, will be a few months short of reassignment. His two years on the east coast of Iceland has been potent, and I'm curious to see how it's changed him. He's very much on the cusp - after it's all done, he may stay, he may go back to Oz, or he may pull a rabbit out of his hat. I love talking with people on the cusp. Unfortunately, it won't be an entirely mutual exchange. I'm beginning to realize that I'm going to be here a while.
At least a year more?
posted by bhoundstooth | 9:30 PM
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