Rolling Traveler

As I’m sure you’ve noticed, my planned week of posts about the great city of Austin didn’t materialize. The past week was a tough one, tougher than I’ve had in a while. Work proved extremely stressful, as some long-brewing problems came to the fore and took all the joy out of the job. Two of my pupils also got into a fight during a class that was being observed. My day off started well with a tour of historic Aachen, but ended badly. A one-hour train journey took clear two hours, and involved three angry conversations with jobsworthy rail workers who wouldn’t allow me to board the trains I wanted. On top of all that, or rather because of all that, the back pain that I’ve been suffering from lately intensified, so even if I’d had the time to research and write the posts I wanted to write this week, I wouldn’t have had the energy for it. All I wanted to do come evening was sleep, and in the end, I decided not to fight it, but to rest up and come back stronger next week.

There are times when it’s good to be stubborn, and take on the world, despite long-term illness or other problems. During rehab, for example, being strong-headed is a good thing. However, it’s also important to recognize the days when you need to take things a little slower.

So, in the coming week, I’ll be posting about Austin, and the things to watch out for in the weird-in-a-good-way capital of Texas. I’ll also explain why a waterproof wheelchair might not be the best thing in the world. I hope you’ll stop by and join me in exploring one of my favorite cities in the world.