Sabbatical

 I am on sabbatical till January, which by all means is an incredible thing. Free time with which I can do just about anything?! Wow. I did in passing fantasize about taking the time to be alone and write or paint. I remember discussing it with Mike one day, last summer, as we were eating meatballs in Belgium. We discussed it a few times afterwards, but ultimately, I neither had the courage nor the confidence. I couldn’t really see myself producing anything.

I also thought of maybe spending my time trying to get really fit. But you can manage that while traveling too, right? So, in the end, between the lack of self-confidence in my creative abilities and the urge to breakaway from the mundaneness of Salem, I decided to travel (with Mike).