“So, what are you going to do with your life, now that you are home without kids, and aren’t going back to Africa?” A common question, and I must admit I squirm every time I hear it.
Am I supposed to be “doing” something? What, exactly? I don’t actually know.
In the fall last year I went through a phase where I wanted to “make something of myself.” I was going to go to school, and study something meaningful, like political science, or international relations. The plan was to change the world!!
Then I went through therapy, and deep soul cleansing. And winter.
Back to square one.
Or is it really?
I am back to that same question, but the answer is different now. Continue reading When I “Grow Up”?