"Bittersweet symphony, that's life..."

I am back in the United States. I didn't expect to be writing so soon but it is all I can think about. I can't believe it is over. I am happy yesterday is over because it was difficult and exhausting. I can't even explain how I feel - it's almost like it came and went and never existed because life has just gone on. This is the first time in 3 1/2 months I have typed my blog from the actual blog site instead of through an e-mail, that I have not had my semester at sea e-mail, that some of my best friends are no longer a few feet away but in states all over the country, that I won't fall walking down the hallway, that my bed does not rock, that the food actually tastes good, that there is no other country I will be visiting, that US is not just the currency of choice, but the only choice...same with English, that I have a cellphone and internet (what is that? I didn't really miss it...) It's all very strange and foreign and I hope it will ease. I'm listening to Christmas music trying to understand where the last half a year went and how it will be 2009 in 2 weeks and I will be graduating college in 5 months. Comforting words are welcome and appreciated. Reverse culture shock is now something I experience first-hand...