I found this article extremely interesting to read... there have been points where I feel overtrained and don't necessarily think I'm doing too much. Sometimes I feel overworked when I'm hardly exercising at all! However, this article explains that it's not always to do with running or exercise...but stress on your body and lack of recuperation :
Reading this makes me even MORE glad I'm taking a break for a few days this week. I do not think I am overtrained right now, but I think that some good, solid rest before the big training kick can't hurt.
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This is a complete tangent but...
Now that I've been home from Europe for just over a month, I find myself aching to travel again. For the first few weeks home, I desperately needed those days to recover and heal my body from what had been a challenging (and at the same time, amazing) semester. Despite the fact that all of that constant travel and go-go-go mentality was a bit taxing on me, I miss being able to pick up and travel every week, seeing wonders of the world at the drop of a hat, and being able to discover new things. I feel that there is so much left for me to discover and I find myself wondering how and when that can fit into my life next. I've found myself trying to think about if I can afford another, smaller Study Abroad to France next summer, and wondering if it's financially feasible to do another tour of Europe in a few years. I find myself thinking of the other places I'm now interested in going to; the Amazon, Asia, and even the Middle East. Heck, I'd like to see more the US! I'd be thrilled to get to California or to do an East Coast tour.
I find myself looking back through all of my old photographs and missing things that were once simple in daily life. I miss even riding the bus, I miss the nice trains, I miss reusable grocery bags (which I actually did bring several of back home). I miss understanding Luxembourg in a way that you can only understand a place you live. I miss the checkout guy at "Cactus," who - no matter what day or what time I showed up - was always there to ring me up. I miss the pharmacist in Differdange who flattered me after hearing me speak French. While I was there, I missed how "modern" things are over here, and now that I am home, I miss the old-fashioned aspects of life in Europe. My heart now aches for these things.
I longed so much for home while I was there, and now I wish I could be back over there! Maybe I'm a chronically miserable person... I just always have to wish for what I don't have (not that I really am miserable; that is a gross exaggeration!).
This is a complete tangent but...
Now that I've been home from Europe for just over a month, I find myself aching to travel again. For the first few weeks home, I desperately needed those days to recover and heal my body from what had been a challenging (and at the same time, amazing) semester. Despite the fact that all of that constant travel and go-go-go mentality was a bit taxing on me, I miss being able to pick up and travel every week, seeing wonders of the world at the drop of a hat, and being able to discover new things. I feel that there is so much left for me to discover and I find myself wondering how and when that can fit into my life next. I've found myself trying to think about if I can afford another, smaller Study Abroad to France next summer, and wondering if it's financially feasible to do another tour of Europe in a few years. I find myself thinking of the other places I'm now interested in going to; the Amazon, Asia, and even the Middle East. Heck, I'd like to see more the US! I'd be thrilled to get to California or to do an East Coast tour.
Ultimately, I am so grateful that I had this experience and exposure. I will be back to Europe... I'm not sure how or when, but I will be working hard so that I can afford to return :)
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