Today I skipped school, did 5 hours of yoga, got an hour massage, made myself a PB&J, and ate an entire pineapple while watching 4 back-to-back episodes of Weeds on DVD. Sometimes, it just takes a little western R&R to alleviate the home sickness.
That, and I talked to my boyfriend, best friend, and mother via skype. Although sometimes I may smite it, today I must praise: thank God for technology.
Checking in with home makes being here more enjoyable. We are all composed of many parts. And though we leave these pulsing parts of ourselves in every place that we love, we must reconcile them to be whole. Sometimes, the parts just happen to be continents apart.
Here’s to our various parts in various places, and their eventual cohesion.