Once an Expat Always an Expat?!?

     Since my return Stateside I have had a mix of feelings about being back in my former abode.  This was not something I was expecting!  While, I love being back and seeing all of my loved ones and friends the last 6 months have stirred up feelings that I never even knew I had!  This has left me wondering the question "Once an Expat  Always an Expat?!?  
   
   In the beginning I was Thrilled to be home!  I actually felt glad to be crashing at my parents.  It was a comfort to know that at night when I went to sleep I would wake up and see them again in the morning.  I Loved seeing my sisters and family again and Absolutely Adored meeting my niece Little Miss Olivia for the very first time!  It was great and refreshing to be around family and friends again!

    As the weeks past and I got settled back home again I began to feel different about my return.  Maybe it's because I'm still living out of boxes with well over 3/4 of my worldly possessions in storage!  I'm still rocking my ratty kicks I wore the fire out of in Korea but, have a large shoe collection somewhere under the boxes that are my life (A girl has a right to shoes!).  There are no longer any weekend adventures or Friday nights out in the city with friends for dinner and drinks.  A part of me still misses living in a Big City!  Something, I Never thought in a Million Years you would hear this Country Girl say!

    I then began to get bored!  Bored?!?  I had never been Bored at home before.  So, why now?  Maybe it was because my feet where itching to get back to my previous adventures?   Or, maybe it was because I was only working part-time and job searching?  Who knows, but the craziness of the Holidays soon conquered my new found boredom!

    That brings me to my current state, Confused!  I now have a full time job I have yet to get my own place.  Part of my wants my own place in a very bad way!  The other part of me doesn't want to have to sign a 6 month lease and re-pack everything again if I'm returning to the life of an Expat.  I'm torn if I should live abroad again.  I love being close to my family and friends but, have a sorta restlessness down in my soul.  So, Once an Expat Always an Expat?

It's Me!!

     I'm back!  And Oh, how I've missed You!  That's right after a Long Hiatus I'm back!  It has been almost 6 months since I have been back Stateside and since I have blogged.  Way to long!!  So, to get back on track here is what you have to look forward to:  a lot and I do mean a lot of catching up, my travels to wherever the road may take me and my journey to 30!  That's right as of today I start my journey to 30.  So, get ready it's going to be an interesting 365 to 30!  I'm currently working on 30 things to do before I turn 30, have any suggestions?!?  If so, message me and we will see if they make the list! : )   It's going to be an Awesome time! So, stay tuned!........

B