one of the many great things about moving is that you get to reinvent yourself a bit. when i moved from joshua tree to minneapolis (my senior year of high school), i showed up as the california cheerleader girl that had good style, so i pushed style and owned it. moving from minnepolis to san diego was easy, goodbye snow and hello sunshine. i did however become a bit of a hippy: vegetarian, little tv, long flowing skirts and i pretended like this is who i'd been my whole life. it's kind of fun really. from san diego to bellingham is a little different, sunshine to rain. i've become less outgoing, less fun, spending millions of hours indoors, gained weight, the list could continue but i don't want to sound negative about bellingham because some people actually like it here. and the latest and greatest move will be from bham to guatemala city! here are my thoughts of subtle reinventions: avid gym goer (yoga in particular), fearless, loud and outgoing at parties/gatherings, gluten free, a great cook, making friends master & two years younger would be nice, but i won't go there. reinventing is not lying, it's just starting fresh and doing things you wanted to be doing in your old rainy city to begin with. i'll keep you posted on how i do once we actually get there.
I like that! Reinventing yourself is fun! We always had that opportunity when we were kids...traveling everywhere and having to make new friends all the time. I like that outgoing, yoga practicing, friend making Sherri that is new to Guatemala! Have fun with it!
Posted by: Stacey | August 23, 2011 at 10:51 AM