Journey → And then I Returned
After two and a half months of staying in North Dakota, the time finally arrived that I would return home. The trouble was that I wasn’t sure where home was. Heading back to the depressed California economy didn’t sound like fun. I had some thoughts of going to different parts of the country. When all was said and done I ended up in the bay area.
The motivation to leave was that I had a friend who was visiting Denver. My sister, her family and mother all live in Denver as well. I’m not particularly close to that side of the family, so I took the opportunity to visit the friend and see everyone else as well. My niece and nephew are the greatest.
From there I ended up heading to my dad’s place in Tahoe. It’s a nice cabin and I stayed five days. My Dad, step mother, step sister and her family all came up for the weekend. It was nice to spend some time with them. When it was all said and done, it was time to head back. I ended up at a friend’s house who had an extra room and didn’t mind if I stayed there for a bit. It was simple and easy. Actually quite nice.
And then the job search started. Within days I had a few interviews lined up, and behold, was offered both positions. I have to admit that I kind of lucked out. It’s tough to get any attention from your resume these days.
Being back in the bay is a bit strange at first. Although most things are exactly as I left them, I think that I am not. I look at life differently. More temporary or short. The time I spend with friends is somehow more valuable since it’s been so scarce lately. The possibility of leaving again, perhaps more permanently, seems more real.
All told, the trip to ND was a good one. It was hard being somewhere where you don’t have much in common with anyone. I never really planned on staying there and as such, didn’t attempt to make too many friends. But I think the differences between being from the city and growing up in the country don’t lend themself to close friendships. They were definitely some of the best folks you could ever hope to meet though.
Now to attempt to get settled again in this place I call home.
