back in the u.s.
well, we're back in the good old usa (if there was any doubt that was ended by the drive from chicago to madison). i have to say that a good old american shower really hit the spot...more on that later. there is no way to sum up all of our experiences in one post...and really i'm not feeling it right now, but i will be writing about this one for some time into the future.
what stands out most to me is the importance of travel, immersing yourself into another way of life and observing what works and what doesn't and then trying to apply that to improve your own life. i love this country, but man we do some stupid shit. and, there are some things there that definatly could be improved.
i loved our trip. it was so good to see morten and beth (and his parents) and the jacobsens. it was great to see both urban and rural settings within the country. having 1 foot in the north sea and 1 foot in the baltic sea at sunset in skagen was so nice. copenhagen was a great city, and the public transportation was unlike anything i've seen here (especially when you consider the city is home to only around a million people). canal tour, ferry ride, castles from 400-500 years ago, bakeries, scandanavian design and style, swedish hair, bridges, old churches, banker's hours everyday everywhere, and more bikes than cars are all just highlights of the trip, and there are so many stories in between.
and, i feel refreshed. i'm actually looking forward to going back to work. i'm happy to be home. i'm excited to see/talk to friends i haven't seen in a while. it's as if my settings have been reset to the default factory settings, and i will be able to rebuild my everyday life into something a little more satisfying, a little more worth while. life is good and it seems like sometimes it's pretty easy to forget that, it's pretty easy to live for the weekend and not relish every moment in between. hopefully i can take advantage and be a happier person because of it.
and talk about surreal, last night we stopped by walgreens to pick up some prescriptions. while robin was inside, there was an attempted shoplift and eventually an assault and battery of the store manager that we witnessed. it happened right in front of me...i had been awake for almost 38 of the previous 41 hours so everything was taking a while to process...when robin came out she called the police. at one point there were 3 really big black ladies throwing haymakers at the manager. then they got in the getaway car and tore out of there. i've never witnessed anything like that...and it scared me a lot.
what stands out most to me is the importance of travel, immersing yourself into another way of life and observing what works and what doesn't and then trying to apply that to improve your own life. i love this country, but man we do some stupid shit. and, there are some things there that definatly could be improved.
i loved our trip. it was so good to see morten and beth (and his parents) and the jacobsens. it was great to see both urban and rural settings within the country. having 1 foot in the north sea and 1 foot in the baltic sea at sunset in skagen was so nice. copenhagen was a great city, and the public transportation was unlike anything i've seen here (especially when you consider the city is home to only around a million people). canal tour, ferry ride, castles from 400-500 years ago, bakeries, scandanavian design and style, swedish hair, bridges, old churches, banker's hours everyday everywhere, and more bikes than cars are all just highlights of the trip, and there are so many stories in between.
and, i feel refreshed. i'm actually looking forward to going back to work. i'm happy to be home. i'm excited to see/talk to friends i haven't seen in a while. it's as if my settings have been reset to the default factory settings, and i will be able to rebuild my everyday life into something a little more satisfying, a little more worth while. life is good and it seems like sometimes it's pretty easy to forget that, it's pretty easy to live for the weekend and not relish every moment in between. hopefully i can take advantage and be a happier person because of it.
and talk about surreal, last night we stopped by walgreens to pick up some prescriptions. while robin was inside, there was an attempted shoplift and eventually an assault and battery of the store manager that we witnessed. it happened right in front of me...i had been awake for almost 38 of the previous 41 hours so everything was taking a while to process...when robin came out she called the police. at one point there were 3 really big black ladies throwing haymakers at the manager. then they got in the getaway car and tore out of there. i've never witnessed anything like that...and it scared me a lot.
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