I’m a hermit– leave me alone
I’ve never spent so much time alone before. I’ve never spent so many evenings by myself just reading or watching dvds or going to the gym. I’ve never tried to NOT hang out with people as much as possible, if that makes sense. I’ve never spent so many weekends going places by myself, eating by myself, taking pictures of places by myself, and even going to church by myself. A couple of years ago, I would have thought this kind of life might be lonely and boring. I would have thought that I would have actively gone out to hang out with people and make a lot of friends so that I wouldn’t have to be alone. But now, the opposite is true. I’m not really bored and I’m not really lonely. I mean, I miss certain people but I’m not lonely. Usually though, I enjoy having all this time to myself. It’s peaceful and I’m not sure when I’ll have this again after I go back to the States.
Maybe I’m getting old, but I like being in my own room at night. I don’t really feel like going out with all the other teachers on the weekends even when they invite me. Maybe i"m just a loner. I don’t know. Maybe I’m a hermit. A content hermit though.
