A year ago today I began making my way across the Atlantic for a semester abroad in London, England. This marked one of the most rewarding and life changing events of my life. My entire time abroad was spent exploring new surroundings and cultures, and meeting people that impacted the way I think and look at life. Realizing that it was only a year ago that I began that incredible journey is surprising because so much has changed since then. Reflecting upon all this leads me to desperately want to go back and visit, but also to go have another life changing experience again but this time in a new place. So I have begun the research to see where I could go, what I could do, and most importantly...how much it will cost....which is way too much for most places. Another issue with trying to pick where to go is that I want to see EVERYTHING haha all of it seems compelling and has certain traits that draw me to want to further experience it past the screen of my laptop. There are beaches which always grab my immediate attention, mountains that just must be climbed, streets that I need to get lost on so that I can find something unexpected, and people that will challenge my thinking.
So some exciting stuff is starting to happen here in little old Seguin Texas!! Our team has their first meet of the season tomorrow morning, and then it is a long weekend for Labor Day :) and after a full two weeks of classes I am ready for a break...already. Thank goodness it is my last semester. Also, today I started an application for the Peace Corps, so we will see what happens with that.
As for running, it is continually getting better and worse which probably makes very little sense but let me try to explain. I am starting to feel my body getting into shape which is making the endurance portion of the running slowly become easier. However, in the mean time the workouts are becoming much harder at a faster pace than I am adjusting, so that is leaving me looking like a fool around campus because I am suffering from soreness that feels like the equivalent of your body being rubbed raw all the way to your bones. As much as I sometimes complain about running and how much it hurts my body and how frustrating the injuries are...I still cannot help but love the feeling of being sore also because I know I pushed my body to a new point and I can feel myself growing stronger. That is a very large part of the love/hate relationship that so many runners, especially distance runners experience throughout their running careers.
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