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one and a half week down in the us of a has brought about some notions. first of all, i quite like not having to have to do anything; it is still very new place for me to be in, and i can't say that i would have got entirely accustomed to it. it all feels like a holiday, which i guess it is - a transitional phase before moving into paris and eventually having to have to figure out the course things will be taking. but so far i very much enjoy doing nothing as well as doing random things, like going to an odd, enormous flea market or driving around in a golf cart.

secondly, the states is a very different creature when compared to finland or even europe in general. of course i knew this, and i haven't seen even a fraction of what this country has in store, but already i can say that the difference is quite substantial. the way people behave, the built environment, the size of food portions (and size of many other things as well), the sheer amount of everything  - these are but a few examples. north america seems, based on my very limited experience so far, to be a loud and proud country with a lot of internal variety and diversity; and i must say i am very keen to see more of it. 

third, for example today i started my day with a 10km run followed by an ashtanga practice - and i absolutely love the fact that i can do this if i want to. i love waking up at dawn and going for a run, not because i have to get up early for work but because i am rested enough. and as i have absolutely nowhere to go, well, if i want to run a bit longer or practice yoga - i can. i've been learning some golf as well, and that has been great too - another thing i simply wouldn't have had the time (not to mention the possibility) before.

but the fourth thing is, and this is what i at the moment appreciate the most, is as simple as the magnificent feeling of not being tired all the bloody time.

and that's just incredible.