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9.18.2010

Blog, revisited


Today is the 18th of September- Chilean Independence Day. Today is also the first day that I realized more than a year has gone by since I left for South America last August. I am now at that awesomely terribly time-warping post trip phase where I can throw out phrases in casual conversation like “a year ago today I was on a beach in Chile shooting off fireworks.” This phase will proceed for the next four months, at which point I will then transition into the much more depressing phase of saying, “it’s been more than a year since I was in down in South America…” Not that I haven’t been busy, but really? Has it really been a year? I guess things like facebook warp your sense of how long it has been since you actually saw a friend face-to-face. Also, I suppose being continually mentally occupied with all things human body is an excellent source of distraction from one’s lack of jetsetting.

Through the many ups and downs of life after travel, facing new challenges and ever expanding horizons, I have decided to come back to what grounds me: writing. Putting my thoughts down on paper has always been cathartic, but in my travels I found that writing took on a different roll for me. Where my journals were an outlet for all the internal chaos traveling provokes, my communications with friends and family were a more formal space for reflection. In the spirit of “keeping in touch,” I found a casual way to process experiences while I was having them, and unknowingly created a deeper understating of what I was living day to day. Not to mention that my entries often spurred interesting and thought provoking questions and reflections from those who read them!

In the spirit of this self-reflective habit I enjoyed so much while abroad, I’ve started with project “Blog, revisited.” I just made that name up right now, and I think it works quite nicely. When I decided to start blogging again, I also decided to rearrange and redecorate the blog itself… let me know what you think of the new look! Be honest… I don’t know how often I’ll write, or what I’ll have to say, but I thought this time period deserved some pause and reflection. Plus, I think there are just some great stories to be told from the world of nursing that someone really should hear/read. I hope that you’ll enjoy it. Of course, if you don’t, you wont be stopping by very often to read. Don’t worry, I won’t ask… now that this entry has become disgustingly long, I will end. Welcome back!

2 comments:

  1. I look forward to your wonderful insight of the human body...and anything else you write about too!

    Saludos desde Londres

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  2. Anonymous10/02/2010

    Cate! It was almost one whole year ago that you were making me maté on the beach of Uruguay. Miss you chica, besos from Spain!

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