January 22 , 2004

Tie-up entry. . .

So I’m back at Centre. Fortunately, it’s CentreTerm so I have about three weeks to really get into things here before the big load of spring term. The odd thing about coming back to Centre is that it feels like I didn’t really leave. For some reason, I expected everything to be different, but maybe that’s because I kept getting emails about the construction on campus. However, while it is odd to have everything be the same, it is also quite comforting to be in familiar surroundings again.

I must admit, one of the hard things about a lot of traveling is that you don’t have a real sense of “home.” Basically, I’ve been sleeping on so many beds (not what you think) that I feel like I have no permanent place of residence. From the beginning of the trip I’ve gone from Louisville to London to a hotel in Reading, and then I moved into my dorm at the University. However, I was only there for a week or so before going to Italy. For about three months I went between Reading to hostels in various countries, and then came back to Louisville. I was only there for three weeks before moving

back to Centre, and even now I will be going back to Louisville for another week and then coming back here.
I suppose that’s just something you eventually get
used to, though.

One strange thing happened the other day when I was at The Grill. I was getting dinner and not really paying attention to what I was circling on the order sheet until I had received my food. I looked down and realized, “Oh my God! I ordered fish and chips! What’s WRONG with me? I’ve been eating this for months!” Oh well. Some things don’t leave you.

Since I’ve been back, I have received several emails from folks I met in Reading, and am so glad that I got the opportunity to meet so many interesting people. There are times when I wish I could just combine Centre and Reading into one big place. If I could do the whole thing all over again, I definitely would. Technically I guess I could, but I think I’ll be saving my money for a trip to England in a few more years.