Thursday– November 10, 2005
Training: 60 minutes with Livia easy
Where: Spiegel ??Quotes: "I am glad I came to Switzerland!" -Me
I have been writing too carelessly and I need to start working on my grammar again. I have been looking over some of my old stuff and I have been making a lot of mistakes. Hahahha I guess being out of school has really had a bad effect on me! Or is it affect? Hahah Just kidding…My English professors would be cringing at my grammatical errors! OR, one could say…Being out of school affects my ability to write!!! Affect is a verb and means to influence. Effect (used mainly as a noun but can be used as a verb) is some sort of result or outcome. There, you can't say you didn't learn something new today…well for some of you. Thanks to Dr. Kochersberger from N.C. State, I know the difference. I am correct, right Dr. Kochersberger? hahaha
Enough of that!!! My brain almost exploded all over this computer.
Anyway…On with my journal…
The other day one of my friends came up and asked, out of nowhere, what I would do if I found out I was going to die in 5 years…I was like, "What the hell is that supposed to mean?" She said, "I dunno', just wanted to see what you would say." I don't really like those hypothetical questions, but it did get me to thinking…After quite a long pause, with a weird grin on my face, I said, "Actually, exactly what I am doing right now…Except I would want to travel a lot more..for pleasure, you know. And probably get married…" She seemed to like this response because she smiled and said, "Well, that means you are happy. Most people, when I ask that question, say that they would be doing this and that and the other…basically, their answer is always something other than what they are doing at the time…And I find it fascinating that you just said that." "Thanks…I guess," I said.
Those "what if" questions always drive me crazy…But she was right. I AM happy. A lot of people ask me if I miss home, if I miss my family, if I miss my friends… Of course I do! At the beginning, I didn't think about that. I don't even remember when I decided I was going to do it, as in, move here…but there was a specific time where I thought, 'THAT's what I want to do! I want to move to Switzerland and run for the Swiss National Team.' I told some friends, and some of them said, "Yeah right. You won't go." Well, here I am! At first I didn't even think twice about it. I was just very thankful that FritzBoss had given me the opportunity. But then times would come, brief ones, where I thought…Oh man, this is hard. I just left all my best friends and loved ones behind…But I remind myself that I didn't really leave them behind because they are right here with me every day. And also, that with a new place, come new friendships as well. I have met a lot of new friends and I am very thankful for them as well!!! I love my Thuner Trio!!!
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