Thought Provocation...

I had an email conversation with a friend of mine last week and she ended her part of the conversation with "I hope you are having fun in Malaysia".

This is an innocent enough comment, right?  Well...

It's been sitting in my mind and just kind of rolling around making me think about it.  Am I having fun in Malaysia?  I've been here a whole four weeks and a few days now and I'm really even wondering if that is long enough to really have fun.

By nature I'm an impatient person.  When I found out we were coming over here I did a little research and I decided on some things that I wanted to do and see.  High on my list was visiting Singapore and Thailand.  Well, I haven't done either of those things.  But realistically, who could in just four weeks?  I mean, I only just moved into my house a week ago.  I'm still trying to get the basics for the house, you know?

Since I've gotten here I've found out about these really great island and beach locales that I want to go visit.  I haven't done that yet.  Again, only here four weeks...what do I expect from myself and my poor husband who is still struggling to learn his job?

My friends that are reading this right now are telling me "baby steps, Jennifer".  I can hear them as I type this out.  I want to take giant leaps!  I can tell you that I have taken baby steps though.  I am getting out and meeting people.  I'm stepping out of my comfort zone and doing things by myself more and more...at least I start off by myself.  I head out to coffee mornings to meet a group of people that I've never met and hope I will be able to figure out where they are...sure enough, I do.  I head out to a luncheon with the same goal and get the same results.  From these chance outings I'm meeting other people that are doing the same thing I am and relationships are starting to form.

On the other side of this coin, when I leave those functions I come home and I get on my computer and log in to Facebook and see what I am missing back home.  Sometimes I feel like I am caught between two worlds.  I have Skype and I am grateful for the friends and family that have it and are willing to get on with me when they can.  It is great to feel like I am sitting in the same room with someone every now and then. 

I guess part of it, too, is that just about every spare minute Patric and I have had together has been spent shopping for the house.  I have to tell you, I'm burned out on Ikea and shopping for the house in general!!  We haven't done anything fun together yet.  Tomorrow he has the day off for Deepavali which is an Indian holiday.  There are different celebrations going on all over town for it and we have agreed to go watch one that is happening at the mall that is right here near our house.  It should be very interesting and fun.  This should help out some.

Back home I worked.  I had a job that I loved oh so much!!!  It is very hard to go from that to not working and being told that I am not able to work.  I have put myself out there to volunteer with a couple of organizations so hopefully that will come to fruition and help fill my days and keep me around people. 

So I know this post is a little different than the rest but sometimes you just gotta do what comes to ya!  For just being here four weeks, I think I am having fun.  I'm in a house that I just love, I'm already out meeting people, I'm stepping out of my comfort zone to do it, shoot...I'm out of my comfort zone just living half way around the world!  Sometimes I wake up in the morning and just smile when I realize that yes, I am in Malaysia.  The rest of the stuff will come, I know it will.  There are so many things I've already done with only four weeks under my belt...the world is truly my oyster!

See you next post!