Do you recognize the girl in the drawing???
I've been back in Italy for a month and I think it's been one of the hardest transition periods yet. I wonder if it's from a lack of vitamin D (though the sun has shown its face once or twice recently). The main thing I keep realizing (re-learning, I guess) is that keeping track of my own wants and needs is something I need to remind myself to do, regardless of the avalanche of of interests, demands, and responsibilities that surround me (and everyone, of course). Living abroad provides an amazing set of challenges and triumphs, but it also has a way of knocking you off your feet abruptly and unexpectedly. You realize in those moments that you're far away from the people who understand you innately and whom you can talk to in your native language; but you also (hopefully) realize that living so independently has given you the tools to take care of yourself.
Not a bad trade-off . . .
4 comments:
That is a beautiful and touching blog that shows a lot of self-insight. The drawing is lovely too.
ma è il "famoso" disegno?
Adding to that "tools for taking care of yourself" kit is a lifelong process. The evolution of your own personal wisdom is dynamic and profound. Your public chronicling is a testament to your insight and growing strength. Bravo!
That's my mamma!
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