I am by no means poetic nor am I a confident writer, especially when it comes to journaling, but over the next three weeks I am going to attempt to write something everyday. ...
So I am about to take-off yet again. Leaving home and traveling to Nicaragua. It is a bazaar feeling when you look at a globe and see how far away you will be in just a few hours. Working at TCNJ and living in Trenton you tend to see the same people everyday. In a way your own little world gets created. News becomes artificial, not really connected to your life. Soon after a while of staying in the same place it becomes easy to forget how connected we are to those so far away from us.
Comfort can be dangerous. We all tend to be fearful of not being comfortable. Approaching strangers, eating different food, making new friends, going to different places...We tend to limit our actions, and our thoughts even, with the fear of losing comfort. But it's the moments when we are least comfortable that tend to force ourselves to grow the most.
It is the uncomfortable moments that I remember from when I lived in Chile. Hitchhiking, interviewing the homeless, and (for the first four months) just attempting to speak Spanish.
In New Jersey however, I have few moments where I do not feel comfortable. Awkward moments are much less common and I worry that by allowing myself to become too comfortable I have limited my will to challenge myself.
So, here I go off on a search to become uncomfortable. I will do my best to capture as many of the awkward moments as I can.
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Todd,
ReplyDeleteMorgan and I were fighting over who to comment first. She let me win. This is my first blog comment experience.
I hope you have a safe trip, lots of fun, and interesting experiences. You say you are not poetic and not a great writer but it is not evident by your post.
Espero que practiques tu Espanol y que las organizaciones que visite presenten muchas opciones para el viaje internacional del grupo.
B-love, Paula
Todd,
ReplyDeleteI let Paula win... I've been waiting for the last hour to post ;)
I almost hit the floor when I saw how clean (and empty :( ) your office was this morning. I'm missing you already!
Loved what you said about becoming too comfortable. In that case... I hope your trip is superrrr uncomfortable ;) And I hope you do capture those awkward moments on camera!
Stay safe!
Buen viaje,
Morg