The 7 Day Difference

This is a big thing that I'm doing.

One week from right now, I will be on a plane somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean heading for a new life in southern Spain.

Two weeks from right now, I will have experienced my first day as an auxiliar.  I will have found an apartment, or piso, met new people (hopefully made some friends!), and done most of it in my second language.

This is a big thing that I'm doing.

By contrast, two weeks ago I was watching Jeopardy reruns and packing for a trip to New York.  One week ago I was at the 9/11 World Trade Center Memorial in Manhattan.  Today I am unpacking from my trip and getting ready to turn around and pack again -- this time for a much longer trip.

I will be returning to a country I have visited twice previously, but going to parts of it I have never seen and will spend the next 8 months working with people I haven't yet met.  I will definitely be keeping in touch with friends and family in the States, but it's bizarre to think that people who will very soon be my coworkers, confidants, and close friends are people I haven't set eyes on.  I'm sure they are all wonderful individuals, and I can't wait to learn more about them!  Whoever they are, they are probably sitting in Montana, Málaga, or myriad other places right now wondering some of the same things about me.

This is a big thing that I'm doing.