Thinking while high

Today, I am thinking while high. In this case, the word high is used with regard to distance above the earth, as in 25,000 feet high. My flight from Miami to Atlanta has free wi-fi internet in the plane! Who would have thought we could do that!

Every day I spend about 15 minutes just jotting down the thoughts that come into my head. It's a good exercise that I started in Kazakhstan, and one that I'll continue to do in the future. This is what I wrote down for today:

1. I like Miami. A lot. It has a feeling of motion, like everyone is doing something, but they aren't in a crazy hurry about it. I also like how multilingual the city is. I heard more Spanish, creole, French, and Russian (!!!) than English! This did wonders for helping me to begin to adjust!
2. In the US, the small portions are too big. When I saw Unstoppable with my godmother, I ordered a small popcorn. It was huge, I could only eat half of it. Earlier on in the week, we went to Mcdonalds (I really wanted french fries), and I ordered a combo menu, and once again, I couldn't finish it! I think that for the immediate future I will order from the children's menu at restaurants. Hopefully they'll still allow me to have beer.
   
3. Read this on the way to the airport. Tell me something I don't know.
   
4. 25, living at home, no job...this wasn't exactly how I planned for everything to turn out immediately after Peace Corps. To be truthful, I didn't really have a plan. "Job hunting is like having a full time job" someone once told me. Peace Corps and that training deal count for full time jobs, and I couldn't do overtime. But things will be ok for the short term. I think. However, it's never too late to get started: I applied for a job in D.C. while I'm in the air. Thanks, Erica!
5. I'm really happy to see my mother and brother again
6. I'm really nervous to see my mother and brother again.