{"id":4883,"date":"2013-09-02T21:58:08","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T02:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?p=4883"},"modified":"2013-09-02T21:58:08","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T02:58:08","slug":"readjusting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?p=4883","title":{"rendered":"Readjusting"},"content":{"rendered":"

1 September<\/p>\n

So I found this journal-type entry in a notebook I was cleaning out for use for the semester (recycling is both good for the environment and the wallet).<\/p>\n

It speaks briefly about a part of the readjusting process, as anybody coming back from study abroad will definitely experience.
\n—————–<\/p>\n

29 July 2013
\nReadjusting<\/p>\n

So it has been about three weeks since I made the trip back to the Northern Hemisphere of the Americas.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m getting less and less surprised every time a stranger addresses me in English rather than Spanish, but I also get a bit [nostalgically] sad when I hear people speaking in Spanish.<\/p>\n

It has also been weird getting flashbacks; I don\u2019t get too many because not much about my parent\u2019s suburban New Jersey neighborhood resembles my life in Santiago, but when I went to the shore today (yes, J-shore. If you even think of saying \u201cCome at me bro\u201d or anything of the sort, I will find you and punch you) I suddenly found myself caught up in a memory of visiting Valpara\u00edso and Vi\u00f1a del Mar in Chile.<\/p>\n

(Valpara\u00edso is one of the biggest destinations in Chile next to Santiago. It\u2019s also the most gorgeous small city I\u2019ve visited in my life. Here\u2019s a link to what it looks like. Note: that is not an Instagram filter.<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Fun fact: Swimming in the ocean in Chile was the only time I have ever been in the Pacific Ocean!<\/p>\n

I also haven\u2019t yet shaken the \u2018verbal tics\u2019 I acquired while in Chile, such as<\/p>\n

\u201cAhhhh yah.\u201d (What people will use often in place of things like \u201cOkay\u201d or \u201cgotcha\u201d)<\/p>\n

\u201cSiiiiii\u201d (in Facebook conversations; I don\u2019t randomly drop that IRL)<\/p>\n

\u201cVamos!\u201d<\/p>\n

I also must admit that I miss the more relaxed attitude I had become accustomed to in Chile. It\u2019s not a huge difference but it is noticeable; it\u2019s an attitude that really makes you look at your life and your priorities a bit differently.<\/p>\n

I also still kiss people on the cheek! Strange when you consider I was uncomfortable even hugging people before I went to Chile.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always thought that I would notice changes like this when they took their hold on me, but I guess they were things so commonplace to Chile that they weren\u2019t even noticeable. It will be strange going back to Chicago and noticing other things that might have changed within myself.<\/p>\n

Changes, people. They happen.<\/p>\n

Abrazos,<\/p>\n

Dela<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1 September So I found this journal-type entry in a notebook I was cleaning out for use for the semester (recycling is both good for the environment and the wallet). It speaks briefly about a part of the readjusting process, as anybody coming back from study abroad will definitely experience. —————– 29 July 2013 Readjusting … <\/p>\n

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