I'm Back.

I'm back.Talk about a loaded statement in two words.  Back to Blogging? Perhaps. Back to the U.S.A? Definitely. Back to reality. Back to suburbia. Back to budgets and responsibilities that I had eschewed for awhile. Back to family. Back to short plane rides. Back to grocery shopping in one place. Back to driving everywhere. Back to lots and lots of snow. Back to shoveling. Back to large stoves, large refrigerators and large backyards. Back to lots of large. Back to lots of great and eh. You can assume which is which in the above list.

Welcome back. Welcome home. You must be so happy to be back. Back to lots and lots of people uttering the same words. *Deep Sigh*

It is true. We are "back" in the United States. Back home? I guess if we are considering my country of origin my home, then yes. I'm home. Did I feel at home in Taiwan? Absolutely yes. Did I feel at home in Japan? A little less then Taiwan, but absolutely yes. Do I feel at home in my current state of Utah? Not so much, but I'm working on it....kind of. 

Living abroad has forever changed me. In talking to one of my friends, she so wisely said, I just feel bigger then the place I'm at.... I get that. It's not meant to sound haughty or arrogant. I am literally bursting at my seams with experiences and culture and some days walking through the aisles of target just doesn't feel like enough. 

But today? I went to Target...and while it wasn't a hidden back alleyway with secret treasures,hanging lanterns, or filled with ancient shrines..it was enough. That my friends, is progress.