Delay

I'm sorry to say that though I have been back in America for just over two weeks now, I still do not have anything to really say.

When it comes to public blogs, I prefer them to be more like articles or essays. I take a lot of time to ponder what I'm saying, why I'm saying it, and how I'm going to say it. In order for me to write anything here about my trip, I need a chance to process it.

I have been asked a few times how the transition back to normal American life has been, my organization's staff has wished us smooth transitions back (of course, along with tools to help).

The problem is that I haven't even had time to transition. I haven't had a chance to process. I'm desperately searching for an apartment with a new roommate, and finding our pickings exceedingly slim. Options open and then close. We are dreading the close of one option that looks fabulous. I'm staying with a friend until then, so I still only have with me what I took with me to Russia while everything else sits in storage. My old landlord is being true to form--unclear, vague, unresponsive to emails or phonecalls. I'm starting a new job in two weeks as a lab instructor. I still am clueless about what is going on this semester in terms of InterVarsity leadership and structure, or who these new volunteers are, and I still haven't talked to my area director--which we have been planning to do since May. I feel like everything is on pause, and yet I have a longer to-do list than I feel I've ever had.

There are the beginnings of changes in my life, but I have yet to fully implement them. There are stories to tell, but hardly cohesive sagas. There are lessons learned, but words are hard to come by.

I hope to come by them soon, so that you, my faithful readers and supporters, will know what happened and what you helped support.