We have survived the entire process, but we have all been left with scars. School is progressing, but the uncertainty of the our situation leaves us worried still. Will they rebuild or not’ The “not” seems to be favored. What I will do if this comes true is really a perplexing question. I DO NOT want to go into the classroom nor do I want to go to a different school. I am not in my 30’s where restarting in a new situation is appealing to me. But no matter what I do, I will have to restart. Do I want the familiar or the totally unfamiliar’ Neither one is appealing.
Instead of facing the future right now, I am sitting in New Jersey with my son. Enjoying every minute of just doing whatever I feel like. I could take a lot of this type of feeling.
Yesterday, we went to the big city with the sole goal of riding the ferry. The walk was fun. (Though I have to say …we were tired.) We visited the Indian museum, I bought a scarf at the Century 1 department store for the ferry ride. Somehow I did not hear that we would be inside and not outside.
Found out that Staten Island was actually a place to live. After reading it’s history, you can understand the importance to New York. They utilize it still as a type of buffer from any type of land or water assault. Most of the people that worked in the World Trade Center came from the island.
After the trip we wandered our way back to New Jersey. The path train late at night on a Saturday, is a little scary. But last night it was fun and quiet. The people do not greet you that is for sure. In fact, they tend to close their eyes and ignore others. I know that I would not like to travel back and forth this way every day. I can tell my age when I think like that. Until tomorrow.