It's Been 3 Months

I was just doing the math and I couldn't believe that it's been close to 3 months since we've been back. It feels a lot longer than that. I do get nostalgic sometimes when I think about Japan although I'm not exactly sure what it is I miss. Nick believes is the lack of mind work we had....meaning we didn't have to think about what to do with our lives because we were sort of on hold. I'm not sure if that's it but it was nice not to think about it.

As you can guess, we are all settled in and life is back to "normal". Nick is working as an HR manager again. I work for a local NPO in the Evaluation department and I'm still working part time at a gym.

Lately the thought that has occupied our minds is trying to figure out what will make us happy, job wise. We both know that for Nick, working in retail is not the answer. Therefore, he has intensely been getting paperwork ready for PhD program applications (all within the Southeast US). For now we are just trying to kill time until next year when we figure out where he's been accepted, so that we can plan a move. As for myself, I am still trying to figure out what it is I need to do to be most effective. I do believe that I need to work with underpriviledged children within the education system. I enjoy my current job with the non-profit organization but since we're not a direct service provider it still makes me feel like I'm not doing enough. In the meantime I'll be working on my teaching certification just to be prepared.

This posting will act as a test to see if people are still reading the blog. We apologize for slacking so much. I can't say that it's due to a lack of time but just lack of "exciting" events. If anyone is still checking in, I'll try to do a better job from now on!!!