I am moving back to the States once my studies are done here in Nottingham. It’s a strange feeling—I have always been a creature of indecision and often find myself going back and forth between different options. But, the recent events in my life (see below posts) have really influenced my desires to make my way back home.
I feel like my entire life has been spent sort of wandering around. I wander from place to place, hobby to hobby, boyfriend to boyfriend, just being sort of wishy washy about everything. I kind of just want to be comfortable and settle down. I want to be a dog owner and a garden keeper. And, I would prefer to do so in the area of my closest friends who have known me for years and my family, who has supported me with whatever wackadoodle decision I make.
It’s not that Nottingham or England are lousy places to be. Quite the contrary: I have enjoyed the people I’ve met here, and have had a great opportunity studying at the University of Nottingham. But, I am reminded about this crazy lady who read my palm in a coffee shop in the middle of the West Village a few years back. She said to me, “You will be able to move somewhere exotic, but love will bring you back to familiar places.”
I guess that after all the hecticness of things here, it just seems appropriate that I would want to go home and be around people who will give me unconditional love and support. So, now the goal is to just 1. find a job and/or 2. find a nice small MFA program to get involved with. Time will tell.
And that is that.
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Whatever makes you happiest, love. I'd be glad to not have an ocean AND half of America (and Iceland, and Ireland, and Whales, and half of England) obstructing our friendship.
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Thank you. It's a nice step, you know, kind of just at least thinking "this is the continent I will live on." Well, regardless, I'll see you in April for your birthday, yes yes?
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