A Place to Call Home

So to be honest, I haven’t done too much since I’ve been in Tsushima, and I love it. You would think I’d be worried about that, that perhaps I would “feel bad” or that I’d go crazy because I’ve passed quite a few days taking naps and watching TV only to eat and go to bed.

Hold on, before you judge, let me tell you a bit about why I’m still okay with that (temporary) stagnancy. My whole life has been defined by movement, by different cultures, languages, people, life situations, colleges, constant, constant movement (refer to my blog post http://ainanbrahmabauvas.blogspot.com/2012/03/life-on-go.html)

This time however, it’s different. I’ve finally got a place to call my own. I finally have my own apartment, my own stove, my own room, my own bed (futon) that I don’t necessarily HAVE to share, my own kick ass well-paying job, and mostly my own life. I don’t have to travel for 2 hours every day on 5 million unreliable buses, walk to a bus 20 minutes away only for it to be late, wait in the hot heat and sweat with other pissed off people. Many of the things I need are within literally a less than 5 minute walk. I can see the store from my balcony, all the restaurants and bars are across the way, I can climb up the hill by my place to “hike,” and I can walk around in the evening for some fresh air.

That means that if I want to sleep for quite a bit and become a vegetable (well, not really, because I’m still very active) then that’s what I’ll do. I know it’s school vacation time, and as soon as school starts it’s gonna be a bit more crazy (but fun), but for now I’m just relishing in the idea that I finally have my life, MY life, and all the cool potential and responsibility that comes with that. I’m excited to start my activities like Calligraphy and Kendo again, and pick up lots of Korean and see what else happens along the way.

I’m happy to finally be making enough money to more than easily pay off the rest of my debt AND be able to travel A LOT while I’m here AND to always have a full fridge AND still have money left over to save. ‘Tis an amazing feeling. There won’t be many lounging days around the apartment once school starts and I start to make friends and ask around for stuff to do, but for now, I’m just enjoying the quiet surroundings and am relaxing and letting go of all that tension I had for the past couple of years. It’s very relaxing and was something I needed and am glad that I finally got : ) It’s nice to finally think at night that I have a place to call home. It’s nice that my heart has finally followed me as well.