Brief recap
Wow, it’s been a longgg time since I blogged.
So much has happened since my last post, besides my semester traveling around the world. That, in a nutshell, was an AMAZING experience that I don’t know if any number of words can describe. I’m still processing everything from the voyage...six months later. I miss everything about the voyage greatly.
Adjusting back to life on land hasn’t been super challenging. I changed. My relationship with my friends and family changed.
The biggest change that I notice so far is my distance with friends and family. While I was on the voyage, I wasn’t very connected with everyone at home due to the lack of reliable internet, time difference, and being enamored with ship life and traveling. To my surprise, the disconnect continued when I returned home. When I first got back, I caught up with everyone and it was so great. But after a few months, I started to drift away again and re-established the distant relationship I had with most of my friends and family while I was away. It’s not them; it’s me. I got used to not talking to everyone frequently and was oddly comfortable with it.
I spent more time alone to reflect on my experience (maybe dwell on the 4.5 adventurous months). I shifted my focus from social life to prepping for grad school applications and the ever-daunting GMAT (the death of me).
Then, my grandmother passed away in September... I’m glad I spent a bit of time with her again when I was in Vietnam in February. But I wish I sat with her longer. I wish I held her hands more. I wish I hugged her goodbye. I still can’t believe she’s not with us anymore and I won’t see her the next time I’m in Vietnam. I always viewed her as a super strong woman who would outlive all of my grandparents. The mourning period will end next Tuesday, seven weeks after her passing.
In October, my former roommate and her beau got married! I’ve been waiting for their nuptials for a long time. They have one of the best relationships I’ve seen and they’re incredibly good to each other. Their wedding day was stunning despite the forecast for a hurricane. I think everyone was too happy to notice and care.
In summary, the past couple of months have been an emotional roller coaster and I don’t think the ride is ending any time soon. But this is life and we’re all capable of pushing through everything and ending up happy.









