Still here. We\’ve been back for 3 months now. It feels like a lifetime. I\’ve been working per-diem. More than I\’d like, but we\’re always short-handed and it\’s hard to say no. Moreover every shift contributes towards the next airfare, the next Khao-soy, the next adventure. The best thing I bought was getting a new …
I was a fish out of water. It started with Boston. Coming from in-the-middle-of-nowhere Upstate New York, the tangled concrete wet oppression that is Boston is a shocker. Harried people everywhere, crowding each-other while acting as if they’re all alone in their PJs. Nobody’s making eye contact unless they are offering you a paper cup …
