In the Tuileries garden

Visual Diary – Summer’s Over

The change in season has brought about many changes in day-to-day life. In early September, not just one, but three friends moved into town. Two of those friends were originally made during my study-abraod adventures two years ago, all of us hailing from different parts of the US. It’s amazing that all of us find ourselves back in the same place once more.  My weekends now consist of dinner with friends, wiiU game tournaments, and friendly meet-ups for coffee or walks through the park. I haven’t felt that crushing sense of boredom and depression that hit me all too frequently in the past months.  Filling a life with even the smallest of meaningful activities makes such a big difference.  Having people I trust in my immediate surroundings makes me feel less like an alien and more like I have a place here.

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Things I miss about the US

Things I miss about the US

I’m starting this one off with one of the biggest clichés out there – are you ready for it?  …Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Need I really say more?  That phrase is pretty self-explanatory.  Here are some things that I truly appreciate about the US, and miss now that I no longer have them at my fingertips.  Some of them are silly, and some of them are a bit more emotional.

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