Six months have passed since my last entry in this blog. I have to reflect on why that is.
Could it be that my nomadic tendencies have begun to wane? When we made the move to Miami over a year ago, our son gave us an ultimatum: five years in one place so that he could get through middle school...or else. We decided to heed his wishes.
We've begun to settle in like proper rooters. We've become part of a school community, have re-connected with some of our friends, but in truth have been so wrapped up in our own ambitious scheduling that we have not gotten to spend quality time with many of them.
My husband was on a crazy work schedule in which his nomadic tendencies were being fanned and fueled, as he went zigzagging east and west on a weekly basis...until he wasn't.
I've been on a pace one might not expect of someone trying to root: I was published in a journal http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/Ss5fwBpxYcmCBHGCA2EW/full; have pursued a full-time school load and am now one class shy of my Masters; started a non-profit organization www.voicesunitedusa.com and was asked to join the Miami Country Day School as full-time faculty to oversee their Broadcasting Lab and studio and help start an Entrepreneurial program for kids.
So I guess it boils down to this: my nomadic tendencies really are those that propel me to act, to move, to work, to be. Even if I am rooted, I will remain peripatetic, engaged, busy, seeking opportunity and encouraging change. It's in my nature.
So onward Urban Nomads! (I'll try to fit in blogging more...)
