Lingo in Transit

I’ve had these pictures sitting in draft for months and I’ve changed this blog post topic now for the 3rd time. I haven’t written a blog post in months for a few reasons. Let’s catch up.

My job has now full steamed ahead. I’m back in a 9-5 and dreaming of better days. My job luckily offers me the ability to be completely home-based and some travel every now and then. Work travel of course is not as free and light as normal travel but the change in scenery and location is a nice reprieve. On account of having no annual leave banked up right now, travels are being put on the back burner.

Recently, I flew to New Zealand for work. It was a quick 2 day work trip with 2 days of travel days to get there and back. It was the first time that I flew international with only hand luggage! I felt so lost- checking in at the kiosk but then just walking through to security. I liked not having to wait for my bags and just rolling past out the exit feeling smug. The downside was that on the way back, I spotted some Whittaker’s chocolate (a New Zealand specialty) at the airport and couldn’t buy any due to the weight of my bag. My handbag was already stuffed full with some Cookietime cookies. I’ll have to wait to the next trip.

I’ve been battling some shoulder pain in the past year or so which has nice actually settled a lot after some regular physiotherapy and constant exercises. I’m not sure how the shoulder pain was caused but maybe the luggage pulling and hurling from mid last year did something to it. You know how these aches and pains start, they never go away. So I’ve been told anyway.

A while back I posted about reverse culture shock and how difficult it was to reintegrate back into my ‘old’ life. I’ll explore this further in another post. I think I’ve settled back now but I don’t think I’ll ever feel reintegrated. I see life here through somewhat unfamiliar eyes. And that’s ok.

I decided to take some photos on my camera this day. How bad is it that the first thing that comes to mind is that the photos feel retro? These photos also feel…..empty or cold? Not the usual photos I like to take. Perhaps it was just what I was feeling that day or this is actually how the city is. Maybe I’ll try again another day and see what I find.

I hope you’re well. Until next day!