People ask me all the time if I'm homesick. We talk about it all the time, especially when the topic of foods that we miss from home comes up. In all honesty, I ususally don't know what to say.
Last night, I went to dinner with the Poyners, the grandparents of my best friend, members of my second family. They were passing through San Jose before they went off to enjoy my little country. We went to Fogo Brazil, a "restaurante de fresas". It was an amazing time. They even brought me peanut butter because it is outrageously expensive here. At one point, they asked me if I was homesick and without blinking an eye, I replied, "No." The shock at the table shocked me a little bit. It´s true, though, I'm not homesick.
I was talking to my friend Amanda from EIU yesterday also. She hit the nail on the head when she called it "My Double Life". I had no idea how to explain in until she said it. Yes, I miss people from home. I love them and I'm so excited for them to see what I´m doing. That is why I keep my facebook and this blog current. But I also have an awesome life here. I have friends and even what feels like a family here. It's a little like my life back home is on pause. When I talk to people, I know I'll see them someday and so it is just a waiting game until then. Meanwhile, I am having the time of my life. I go out, hang out with different people, travel, and sometimes even go to class. I'm living a double life for sure.
That's why, when I saw the Poyners getting out of the cab at the restaurant, I had to do a double take. They were the first people from home I have hugged in about 2 months. I honestly had a hard time believing that they were here. We had an awesome dinner. We told stories and talked about home. They even watched as the waiter gave me his number. You would think that it would make me homesick, but it did just the opposite. It gave me a glimpse into home that made me happy and made me appreciate that my time here won't last for long. So, until I come home, I guess you can just call me 007 because I'm living una vida doble.
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