Day 100 - 12/20/11 - Tuesday

Time is a strange thing. It stays the same, 60 seconds in a min, 60 min in an hour, 24 hours in a day. But even though this is always true, time changes.  For me 60 seconds of standing is no problem, but 60 seconds of holding my breath might be impossible.  5 hours spent with people you care about goes quickly, but 5 hours of driving alone can feel like an eternity.  Yet the same amount of time has passed for each.

Today is my 100th day in Macedonia.  I can say that during these 100 days, time has gone by fast, and it has gone by slow.  But no matter what the day to day or hour to hour felt like, I can't believe it has been 100 days.  100 days ago, I left my mom and dad at the airport in Lincoln. 100 days ago I left the home and comforts I knew.  But it has only been 100 days of getting to know people. Only 100 days of learning a new culture. Time is a strange thing!

I will not only remember this day because it is my 100th day in Macedonia, but also because it is the first day it has really snowed here!  There have been snow capped mountain tops, as I have shared. But today it fell from the sky here in town, and the mountain sides have some snow now too.  The snow does not go all the way down the mountain, but it is still pretty amazing.  The forecast has been for snow before, but it always fails to show, or turns to rain... not today.  What a great day to remember!

Snow coming down - out my office window

The mountain side

Another picture of the mountain side

Here's to 100 days of a new culture, new people, new friends, and an amazing adventure... now I look forward to what the next 169 have to bring!