Monday June 20, 2005

Off to a new adventure

It seems I18n G.A.L.* is truly going international. In a couple of weeks I will be moving to England. Granted, I won't be using another language. But it is a different culture (and a slightly different language). I have always wanted to live in Europe, I just didn't think it would take this long, and I didn't think it would be England.

Unfortunately it doesn't look like I'll be able to stay with Sun after the move. I have tried and will continue to try a little longer. But I've also created a new blog:

http://i18ngal.blogspot.com/

I haven't put much there apart from a short welcome message. I'm pretty much up to my eyeballs in sorting, packing, recycling, donating, and throwing away stuff. Having just finished doing all that for my office, I'm now in full swing at home. When you're accustomed to sitting for a good chunk of the day, it's pretty exhausting to be up and running around. Even when I can sit and pack, it doesn't last long. I must admit I'm enjoying it in a perverse way. I get to take a look at things I haven't seen in a long time, or have forgotten existed (I've been in my current house for over 11 years). I have an excuse to get rid of a bunch of stuff, and I appreciate the chance to simplify. I know I'm still keeping way too much junk, but it'll be significantly less than before.

It will be hard to adjust, but I'm hoping to channel my energy during my periods of isolation (and less than stellar weather) to putting together some photo albums and scrapbooks that have been waiting for their chance in the sun (all puns intended).

I have also invested in a sun lamp, and will install full spectrum bulbs throughout whatever house I wind up in. (No sense in suffering from SAD needlessly.)

It feels good, momentarily, to have a few uncertainties ahead - no job, no home of my own, etc. I may not wind up working in internationalization, nor even computer software. I could work for an environmental firm and teach Pilates on the side. I could start my own business doing, I don't know, American style sweets and snacks (no, no, not the food business!) Maybe I could just be home for awhile. Time will tell. The path is unknown, and that means the possibilities are endless.

I hope to be writing about some of my experiences in my new blog. I don't know that I can be as clever as Bill Bryson, but maybe I can make a few folks smile and chuckle. Until then.

* goddess-at-large

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