Me and my crazy nomadic life

A lot has happened this year, and somehow I ended up in Malawi…. Here goes my crazy life in a nutshell.

In April I came back to Canada from Guyana, and I went back to Japan to see my family after two years of not seeing them. I spent a bit over a month there, and in the meantime I got out of the long-term relationship in a worst imaginable way.

It feels like I have aged 10 years in this short period of time (actually it is about time I look my age anyways so that I don’t get asked to show two pieces of ID to buy a bottle of wine...) This break-up was extremely hard, and I didn’t think I would make it. I think we learn so much about ourselves when we face challenges and hardships. It probably sounds completely crazy, but in a way I am glad that this happened. It made me stronger in many ways, though it also made me more vulnerable in some other ways. At least, I feel I am more or less standing on my own feet, and this is a nice feeling. Maybe, it’s true that things happen for a reason.

In mid-May, I came back to Montreal and found a place in Ottawa in two days and moved. In a month this position in Malawi was offered to me and I accepted it. And then, I “met” a person and I came to like him a lot (he is really great!) I was very happy to spend some nice quality time with him. This made it even harder to leave Canada again so soon.

So, this year so far I have lived in four different countries. Some of my possessions are still in Montreal and the rest is stored at two different locations in Ottawa. I am currently living out of two suitcases and a few more bags. My permanent address is in Japan, but the mailing address is at the place in Ottawa where I only lived for less than three months. I am having a hard time keeping track of all of my phone numbers and addresses. I am also trying hard to keep my head in this total madness. Will there ever be an end to this?? I wonder…