Fuck, I'm so overdue for one of these. Sigh, about Barcelona....you should ALREADY know how great it was. I feel as though I owe you guys a whole blog about it, but then again I've already told you guys about it over the phone anyway.
I've been away from 'home' for about two and a half weeks now. I'm away on a project for work. Fortunately I'm able to update you guys through Facebook and email about how things are going out here, but just be aware that it's not at all exciting. I should be back home around the first week of April, when that happens I'll make sure to render a few of you a call.
Traveling plans continue, I was scheming a trip to Sweden around the 22nd of April, but again due being out here with work I'm not really sure that's going to happen. I'm also in the process of setting something up with Jackie for Memorial Day weekend in May. We're thinking about possibly meeting up in Croatia, which I think would be wonderful. The little bit of bad news is that it doesn't seem as though Nick is going to be able to make it out here in June due to unforseen issues he had come up, which I completely understand. I'm sure we'll make it happen at some point though. Either way, I still plan on doing a tour of the Mediterranean and the Balkans this summer: meeting up with Eugene and the Malakas in Greece in June, as well as Rebecca in Spain, and my old friend Vania in Portugal in early July.
On the personal front, I've been doing a lot of reading and exploration on intuition. There are many many useful and insightful resources out there that are assisting me in getting in better touch with my intuition. A few weeks ago I met a girl from Russia that had this common bond with me about this subject. She, unlike me, has been practicing different methods of getting in touch with her intuition for a long time . She provided me with a lot of tips and pointers on how to differentiate between impulse, instinct, and intuition itself...something I've read a lot about since. I've been trying my best to apply this into my everyday rhythms, especially because I honestly believe I'm an extremely impulsive individual. I think I'm making progress though. It's seriously helping me out with my everyday interactions with the friends I've made, at work, and effectively connecting with new people that come into my life.
Three days ago, I met some Afghan dude...probably in his mid twenties as well. We indulged in conversation about random things, and he explained that in 2 months he will be conducting an internship in New York City with the United Nations. After he asked about my opinion of the city and its people, I felt comfortable enough to let him know I would be more than happy to get him in touch with my friends that live in the city, that way he would have a place to stay for a few days or weeks. The overall interaction was an exceptionally educational one, as he works with coalition forces and training them on how to colaborate with Afghan linguists/translators in combat situations. Later that night, I met a group of French dudes that are in the French Naval Special Forces. The great thing about it all is that I got to exchange a little bit of history about the unit I deployed to Iraq with as they stormed the beaches in Normandy in WWII, and I came to find out his SF unit did too. The one guy I spent the majority of the time speaking to spoke Spanish and French, so our whole conversation took place in both languages. He grew up in Mexico until he was twelve, and eventually moved to France with his mother. We had a few smokes and laughs, and when we said our goodbyes we exchanged contact information...and the coolest part was that we exchanged our combat patches.
Conundrums surrounding me right now: go OCS or stay here? Although decision time is still about a year out, I can't exactly figure out what I actually WANT to do. OCS= going back to the US and getting placed anywhere of higher needs, higher pay, better benefits, less bullshit. Staying here= being in Europe for the remainder of my obligation, travel, 1 year in Afghanistan, more bullshit, less pay. That's the quick and easy. I guess it's a good thing I'm studying my intuition. More updates soon :)
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