Random Scrap:
We arrived just before the new semester started so I didn't really get a chance to get homesick before being sucked into my California life. I needed to get clarity about my job situation so I phoned Michael straight after lunch time. "Jackie boy!", he seemed to be in a relaxed mood. I imagined him sitting at the coolness of the restaurant's bar watching a game of poker or golf. We spoke a bit about holidays. There wasn't really any concrete reason why I wouldn't be hired back. I guess insecurity was part of the job. In either case, I was relieved when Michael asked me to show up in a couple of weeks. I now had the desert finally to my own. The classes were just starting so I had some free time to just walk around and enjoy simple things like the sound of sprinkles watering the grass or just hanging out in the college library. While I enjoyed the time in Poland I realised there was a part of me that equally missed the desert. Yes, there were still a lot of unknowns ahead but for the moment I decided to enjoy what was around me.