con air, cocktail, home alone, jumanji, minority report, return of the king, starship troopers, the usual suspects.
i did not watch them all, but it brought a smile to my face to know that no matter how far i may travel, i can easily be brought back. dave might as well have been in the room with me telling me, "going to the store for food is overrated; the battle of minas tirith is beginning." shortly, i would sit back down if i had even been lucky enough to get up in the first place.
however, as mentioned, life was not so easy. i was teaching english in english only to people not fluent in english; and well, as the echo of the words within the former phrase illustrate a sense of madness, the discord is palpable. but i realized the source was less the location or work, but more so my own doing. i had to find a way to keep the work stimulating and effective. and more so than that, i am realizing that i am offering myself a year to explore and grow as was my original intent. granted, i know what i want to do for a career, and yes, am eager to begin that path, i see no rush. i need this distraction-free time.
the other day while walking with nick, a friend from home,
the epiphany fell. in a country with so many lights, signs, loud cars, and bizarre advertisements, i find myself focused. i have the fortune of not being able to decipher the sign for a grocer from the sign for a hardwood supply store (yet, please do not fear my eating habits) because they are all in a foreign language and alphabet. i could not try to read the sign if i wanted. it all becomes background noise. i instead can focus my time with patience. and with that my days now are filled with ellipses...
