I got here over a month ago and it feels like it has been an eternity! Chicago is like a distant memory and I miss it and all my friends dearly!!
But this time has been fun, I am happy here despite being alone.
Work has been great! And while the people are friendly I certainly feel like an outsider, not in a bad way at all you just know that you are not from around. I am used to that feeling though so it is nothing new. It helped meeting the guys from the Madiera football club but for sure I feel alone. But it is not a bad thing because you begin to evaluate things and relationships and your own purpose.
More than ever I feel as if this was the right thing to come here and an invaluable experience for my life. I have already impacted so many lives in my short time here through work that it certainly makes it all worth it. There is so much potential here to do things and a people that are willing to do it! I can say the same for the US but there are more established channels and if you are not part of that group it is hard to get in. There is some of that here and perhaps being a manager has made it easier for me to tap into those streams but it still feels fresh and different and rewarding to be thought of as a valuable asset.
As most of you know I ran for office earlier in the year and looking back I wonder what went wrong? but I know there is a reason it happend that way, because I see what is going on with today's climate, all these people feeling restless and hopeless. I recall my friends and I talking about how things are getting tougher for us to survive (it is all relative for sure). So I have had that feeling for a while. I was tired of the same as usual, and perhaps my trip here is giving me some relief. For sure I will run into issues here as I already have but it is completely different, being in a foriegn country because it changes your attitude in the sense that you have no expectations. You may want it to be like home, but it aint't so you work with it and you improve yourself and your vision for what you want out of life.
I tell you that I feel liberated from my problems, I see what is going on back in the US and I wonder how many more would be better of just starting fresh somewhere else just for a bit! Everyone suffers, we all have problems but it is all relative. You have to ask yourself what is really bothering you is it someone else being unfair or simply you not having the vision to look past that and into your future and your goals regardless of the obstacles ahead of you! I see some that feel that wya here when in reality nothing is holding them back. I am blessed and I wanted to share this with you all.
More exciting news my wife will join me on Nov. 17th!!! I am counting down the days!
Happy Friday!!
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