After traveling for two weeks straight, it was nice to come back to my own bed and do nothing. However, it also meant coming back to Bermeo alone, and as much as I love my students and friends here, I did not want to say goodbye to my family and Seth. I got through it though, and while my holiday travel adventures are over, I still have plenty of things to keep me busy in Bermeo.
The best part about going away for a break is coming back to school and seeing all of my students again. I think some of the truly thought I was gone for good after Christmas break, so it was a relief to them when I walked through the door and welcomed them back. Other than school and the separate tutoring I have for some students, my new year hasn't been filled with that much excitement. I did make it a new years goal that I get in the ocean at least once a week here, and so far I've held up to it.
The water is FREEZING cold, but after a few minutes, your body goes numb and the water feels amazing. I've always enjoyed cold water, or at least pushing myself to see how far I could last in it, so this goal of mine isn't very hard for me, but it is making me have to manage my time better, which is another goal of mine.
In Bakio, my school is only a ten-minute walk to the beach, and for some reason, I've never gone down to the beach on my two-hour lunch break. As terrible as this is, I got used to my normal routine and the beach was just another place to me. When I was younger I always thought it would be amazing to live so close to the ocean and to be able to get in every day. And here I am living five minutes from it, yet I never make time to go and appreciate it, like I always said I would. Living in the present is hard for me, and many other people. We get so focused on what's next, or what we should be doing to further ourselves along, that we forget that at one point in time, we wished for what we have now. So, here's to living more in the present and enjoying life right now. For me that means getting in the ocean, taking longer walks and exploring more of what's around me, and taking in my last year of living alone.
Happy Monday!
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