A Whole New Lifestyle
Our neighbor said something a couple of days ago that has stuck with me. We were continuing the generic "get to know you" stuff, us as internationals and she a Dutch person. Towards the end, she said "It's not that the lifestyle there [in the US] is bad , it just wasn't the right fit for you ." I think this idea is something I've felt, but I hadn't been able to frame for myself in this context. The way in which we live - our lifestyle - includes, and is determined by, so many factors that it's difficult to pin down. But since moving here, something has just clicked. I feel like I've settled into a memory foam pillow. The feeling of something always being just slightly wrong has lifted off my shoulders. I feel so much freer here. I'm clearly still struggling to put what I'm feeling into words, but I think the lifestyle changes have had a huge positive impact on my everyday life and wellbeing. When we decided to move, these th...