live outside of texas

i’ve been living in oxford, england for almost 3 months now. wow. what an experience. i think this was a great experience for me… it’s so very different from texas. i feel like i actually live here now. it’s bizarre. going back to texas is still going to be great… i’ll appreciate my car and my regular food and being close to all the people i love… but i wouldn’t trade this semester. it’s been great. i go home in 36 days. i’d go home now if i could… but i’ll survive the next month or so, and go back.

i still love texas. but now i know i can definitely live somewhere else and be happy. it’s really just the people i miss. the place is wonderful, but i can live without it. still… i love it there! and i’m excited to go back to the hot weather and the random weather and the sunshine!

i’m going to study abroad in england this semester. yes, living in oxford for four months. but i don’t think i’m going to consider that achieving the goal, it’s more of an extended visit. still… shrug i very well could be moving out of texas in the next 2-4 years. that’s scary.

and exciting.

i’ve lived here most of my life. i lived in south carolina for two years when i was 5 & 6… it was beautiful. until recently, i thought i would never leave texas. i love it here. but the more i think about it, the more i want to leave. i haven’t seen anything. i know there are probably places that are better than here… if not, i can come back. but i just can’t stay here without knowing what the rest of the world is like anymore.