Here we go again...

I 'spose I only find the time to write when I'm bored and preparing to travel somewhere... I update this blog every couple months...er...years. I don't think 2011 got even one entry! And what a year it was. 4 addresses in 6 months after moving 3 times (Seattle -- Chicago -- Los Angeles -- Portland). But now I'm a master (well I have a masters degree, so it is close enough) and I'm preparing for real life. It doesn't seem possible, but it has caught up to me.

Yet, I will not be won over by life that easily. Its been 3 years since I left Ukraine to come home and start new pursuits. Old students have graduated, gotten married, had children, started working and do all sorts of wonderful things. After 3 years of scrupulously saving my Alaska Airline miles (spending far too much on my credit card thanks to uncle sam's loans and traveling near and far), I had plenty of miles to take me to Ukraine and back.

So I'm off...

I'm off in a couple weeks (10 days to be exact) in a harsh time of year - late January, early February. I remember these months as being the worst...anxiously waiting for spring, tired of winter. But before my grace period with my loans comes, I wanted to see old friends. I'm worried about my language skills, my saaviness as a traveler and my ability to withstand the cold - but I'm going to give it my best shot. This time instead of my gargantuan bags packed for 2 years, I'm going for one month...and I'm going to test my light packing abilities. I'll bring my OT study book along - only b/c I need to pass that test when I come back so I can get a job.

Adventures await around every corner...and my guardian angel is always out of breath trying to keep up with me. But she's quick and there are wonderful people in this world...