Two Worlds Pt. 1: Surreal but nice

I've been mulling over lots of thoughts since my trip home. I'm not sure how well I'll be able to articulate them because I can't even figure out exactly what I'm thinking, but this is my attempt.

Obviously it was great to be home. I really enjoyed getting to see my family and friends and to relax in comfortable surroundings! I've talked about it before but it really is true, I feel like I'm living a double life. On one hand it felt almost like I'd never really left and I could easily slip back into things in Ohio. But when I thought about it and remembered everything going on in London it was obvious I had been gone long enough to set up a completely different life - different friends, different church, different apartment, different lifestyle. I've experienced different cultures and situtations before, but they weren't permanent. For example, when I went to Thailand it was definitely different from Ohio but when I was back home I was back for good. This time when I went home I knew I would be coming back to London and everything that I still have here.

To sum it up, my trip home felt surreal. Life, in general, feels surreal. At certain times it still feels like I'm just on a trip. Yesterday I found myself thinking, "Okay, this was a nice trip but I'm ready to go home now." To some extent the newness and excitement are wearing off and I'm just tired. Work is overwhelming and frustrating which I find harder to handle when I'm working alone in a different time zone. Other than that things are really good and I'm having a great time living in London. I'm not sure how long it will take for me to settle into it. Hopefully over time the two worlds will somehow feel more like one as people come and visit and as I get used to going back and forth. I guess it's possible.