Grenzen ganz löchrig

at least i managed to wash my sheets before i hopped on the plane, but i did leave my room in quite a mess. the trip wasn't bad. the plane was half empty, so everyone got a chance to lay down in the center at some point. wow, did that make everything ten times better!

things didn't feel strange until i landed in Charlotte. the white rocking chairs were a nice familiar sight and i met an older couple from Greenville at the bar, but i just spent a lot of time looking out the window after that. i think it was watching people working outside that really got to me. i know it's the same situation in every country, as labor is never a fun event, but the tediousness of it hit hard; like i got pulled back into the clockwork.

the sky was a thick blanket of clouds, but little pockets of light started opening up. i noticed because spotlights popped up on the Tarmac. i looked up and noticed the holes in the clouds. behind the claustrophobic grayness, the blue was so bright and clear. it reminded me that had seen another place sometime before and, despite where i was at the moment, i could not have that memory taken away from me.

then i climbed into the little propeller plane and off we went. so many people are scared shitless of them, but i love it. there is a slow crescendo as the engines start up and the vibration makes the plane feel like a living being. it was like an alarm clock waking me up to the fact that i was really going home to people who knew me.

and that was that. my dad rode with my mom to pick me up. we went straight to Ham's to meet up with some friends. drank home brewed beer until late. woke up and went to class the next day. i know, i'm a dork. talking with Dr. Jensen was amazing, though. she was tickled pink that we could have real conversations auf Deutsch after i had only finished German II. found out that Colleen from KKΨ was taking German. after class, who should walk in but President Mike Miller! oh yeah, forgot that i knew everyone and their brother. etc. etc. and so goes returning to Greenville.