I've been home for almost a month now. How in the world did that happen? It seems like a week ago I was flying back from Spain. The idiom "time flies when you're having fun" is certainly true. Well, that is using the term "fun" loosely. I definitely am having fun, but I also am working, and networking, and wasting a lot of time watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer. (My brother got me hooked and it's streaming on Netflix, what can I say?) So I guess it's more "time flies when you're having fun, working, and vegging out watching too much TV, and then working some more" or something like that. Time also flies when you have a lot on your plate and haven't dealt with it all yet. Right now I have a full plate, and I just keep poking at each part, but haven't made much significant progress on any one section.
Getting ready for Cuba really isn't that bad. Most importantly, I need to pack. When I was getting ready for Spain I had the mentality that whatever I forgot I could just buy there. Well, it's going to be a little different in Cuba. I'm supposed to bring all the toiletries, medications, etc. that I will need for 90 days. It is a daunting task, but surprisingly I think this is making me pack less. I am planning on taking one little suitcase (really, it's carry-on size) and a backpack. That's it. Hopefully I will be successful. Outside of packing there is homework. Like most college students, I have found it difficult to motivate myself over winter break. The deadline seems so far away, and then suddenly it's only about two weeks from now. Like I said, time flies. I have to admit, when I started my reading the other week I actually really enjoyed it. Most people are complaining about going back to homework, and I know homework can be tedious, but I was happy to be reading a book for school again. Doing work in Spanish was different, and I can't really explain why, but it was. Picking up a book (written in my native language) and reading about politics and history was exciting. Ask me again in a hundred pages or so and I might say it's tedious, but for now we can stick with exciting. There is so much more on top of packing and homework that I need to do: organizing summer plans, turning in official forms and meeting various deadlines for school, keeping up with work (by that I mean part-time job work, not just school work), contacting my doctor about necessary vaccines, deciding whether or not I'm taking the GREs in May and if so preparing for them, and I should eventually clean my room. It can all be a little overwhelming, but I can't do much about it except try to take on one task at a time...or two...or three...I tend to multitask. In just over two weeks whatever's done is done, and the rest...well, I'll figure it out then. Oh, and did I mention that I'm deactivating my Facebook account when I leave? Yep. I'll probably only have internet once a week while in Cuba, so why bother? Not to mention it will be nice to not have Facebook--at least for 90 days--for the first time in years. The internet is great for so many things, but I can't say I'm upset that I'll have some distance from it. I'll manage to put the occasional story up here, and I'll still have email. After all, internet is used for financial aid, class registration, and professional communication for work and school. So even if I did want a total internet blackout it wouldn't really be feasible. Once a week on one computer is immensely better than checking two email accounts and Facebook multiple times a day on a laptop and a phone. Maybe I'll read more, or discover I'm an artist or something. Ok, I'm not an artist, but I can read more, or write, or study for GREs, or....who knows? I guess I'll have to let you know when I figure it out.
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Claire AngelineI am traveling the world from October 2017-October 2018, and the plan is to visit all seven continents. I'm a vegetarian foodie, a baker, a dance enthusiast, a nonprofit co-founder, and a huge travel addict. When I'm not traveling I'm putting my MPH to good use and doing public health research. Archives
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