I've had kind of an up and down month so far. At the beginning of the month I was so down in the dumps, because sometimes I just miss home so much. But then I've also had some really great days, like when I got into SFI, and then basically got moved up a level within 2 days. This whole thing feels kind of a crazy experiment for me. Almost like how long can I last before I will just give up. Although for the record I have no intentions of ever giving up. I love it here, and have been thinking a lot lately about what exactly it is that I am trying to get out of this adventure.... and I guess that's where this blog post comes in. Its kind of a brainstorm of what I have been thinking lately.