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Is a Year a Long Time?

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Posted By Becky Ances Posted on August 1, 2009
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The months will fly by
When I tell people that we will probably be gone for a year they are always shocked and say something along the lines of, “That’s a really long time.”

But is it? I’m not so sure.
Originally, when I was just dreaming about this trip, I did think a year was a long time. I thought we could escape for 6-months maximum.

But then I thought back to my friends Dan and Nome. Since we met them, about 2001, they were always talking about saving up to go travel for a year. They saved for years, and finally in 2005-ish the big trip came and went. When they came back I was shocked! They had been gone for over a year, yet to me it felt like only a few months. I seriously sai, “why did you come back early?” and they were like “We didn’t…” A year just flew by.

That got me thinking…

When your young and in school so much happens during a year. You have new classes, different friends and a definite beginning and end point (school starting and summer ending). Each year seems almost like a different life. But when you are an adult doing the same thing day after day, the years begin to blend. Ryan and I have gotten into multiple arguments about how long we have lived in this house (3 years? 4 years?) and we even lose track of how old our cats are. I can easily go months without seeing those I consider good friends. That’s just the reality of being a busy adult.

So is a year a long time? I’m beginning to think no. Not much will change in our small town and aside from getting a year older, our friends will still be here (or still be reachable) and thanks for Facebook, e-mail, skype and blogs I’m sure we’ll all keep in touch. In fact I think my year away will be one of those weird time warp years. It will feel like I did a lot on a year, yet when I come back it will feel like it happened long, long ago.

But wait a minute, I haven’t even left yet, why in the world am I talking about coming home?!

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  1. Ryan
    August 6, 2009 at 8:34 am

    The scary thing is that a year is not a long time and that’s why it easily turns into 2 or 3 years for people who go do something like this. I think our big problem will be not spending more than a year. We have to remind ourselves that while we still have lots of years left, we also have as many places we like to spend them.

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