Moving to Michigan...again

Well, this is something I'd never thought I'd be doing again: Moving back to Mackinac.

But it's time for me to settle down. I'd love to settle down in a place with the beauty Mackinac provides, but let's be honest, I shiver when the temps are in the 60's...a Mackinac winter? No way.

The summers up there are the best: low humidity, not so hot you think you will suffocate, bike everywhere, horses everywhere, bars everywhere, fun times always. This is what I remember from the past 3 summers I worked there, off and on. This shall be my last working summer. I know I have said that before, but this time I mean it. Unfortunately.

I want to quit the nomad life for awhile. Mackinac was one of my first ventures into the unknown (more on that later). I just packed a couple of suitcases and took off for half the year. It was a very difficult year, back in 2003, but being on the island made it so much better. The nature trails, the perfect gardens...what more could I ask for?

Basically, this island is my Holy Land. I've come to be familiar with what others refer to as the "Holy Land" and I know that is not the place where my soul connects to God. Jerusalem is an awesome city, full of traditions and history. It is now apart of my history, but not a place where my spirit was nourished. If anything, my soul is crying out for something beautiful, something without war or guns, without oppression, at peace.

And the only place that connects to me like that is Mackinac. So I shall enjoy my summer there, post a thing or two about the island culture for the next 6 months, let my mind unwind from the past year and a half, and go wild one last time :-)

Wa-hoo!
Shannon