Melancholy

Moving. Change. Melancholy.

This is the time that we are supposed to be putting down roots, a foundation on which our adult lives will flourish and bloom. Instead we spend our months moving, always picking up our lives to transiently be in a new place, all in the name of distributed medical education. In the past two years I have spent 1 month in Toronto, 2 separate months in Edmonton, a month in Prince Albert, a month in Regina. And now we are in the process of packing up, up rooting as it were, to move to Edmonton.

Edmonton will be good. Its a great city. That's not the point. Its taxing on the soul to move, to extricate oneself from the social network that you are enmeshed in. We are social creatures, not meant to live in isolation. And while we are away, the void that we leave behind, will be filled in, such that when we come back in time our lives will have changed. Nothing is ever the same when you leave it for years at a time.

I am happy for the opportunity to train to do what I desire to do. My soul is melancholy at the cost.

We should all live in Hawaii

Vacation in Hawaii is taking an escape to paradise. When I am there my worldly cares melt away in the glorious sunshine, and the ocean washes away my worries. The colours are so vibrant, so vivid there, it makes home seem to be missing the full spectrum, with only a drab version of the truth behind.

It was wonderful, but O so not long enough! A week that slipped away as quickly as the Hawaiian sunset, making me yearn for longer. We stayed in a condo on the beach with my parents, and I swam in the ocean at least twice everyday. It was our first time there during whale season, and they were spectacular. We saw sea turtles almost everyday when we were snorkelling. And the food was divine.

I tried to convince Eddie we should move there, no luck.

Delayed in Transit

I will preface with "I know I can't complain, we are on our way to Hawaii", however--we are waiting in Vancouver to board our plane and:

"Due to the high winds in Vancouver we have a weight and balance issue, and we require 9 people to volunteer to give up their seats. We will arrange for a travel voucher and hotel in Vancouver for tonight..."

Now ordinarily I would game to be a volunteer, a good samaritan etc. However vacation time for us is precious, and I am not about to volunteer to give up a day in paradise. And yes most people would likely provide the same rationale for not volunteering their seats, but I think we will likely be stubborn on this one! I wonder what the policy is for deciding if no one volunteers, if everyone is grounded?

So here we sit, delayed, going no where fast. A nearby child wails, I hear you kid, I agree! I hope we make it out of Vancouver tonight.