oh quiet town of Mosbach

i've been in mosbach a full month and one day. and just like i like to, i've kept busy. i'd always imagined the time after my ships experience to be, well to be honest i thought it'd be pretty horrible. to say i loved ships life is an understatement. so i could only conclude that anything post-Doulos would be a dissapointment. but that's not the word i would use to describe my time in mosbach at all. not only did i get to spend three full weeks with three of my closest friends, i survived when they all went back home.
i've never been good with silence. as a kid i'm pretty sure i just tried to make more noise the quieter it got around me. random noises, long conversations, reading stories (out loud of course), talking to myself (when i was upset and thought no one else was around) and dramatically acting out stories in my backyard with friends were all ways i fought the silence. at the time i didnt think i was wrong to do those things; and i still dont think i was wrong. but i have learned that i can also enjoy a photowalk by myself. i refuse to take my ipod, because i might hear something i want to take a picture of. i refuse to take someone with me, because i dont want to have to worry about walking too slowly or being a dork for taking a picture of another textured wall. i choose to be alone.
i'm still filling my time here in mosbach. for one day i planned to visit two different friends' homes, go to the movies with another two friends, spend quality time with another friend, and amidst all of this i made time to take my photowalk. as i was walking back to where i've been sleeping, i realized that if i hadn't filled my day with other places to go and be, that i probably wouldn't have gone on the photowalk either. i would have felt demotivated or sad. and i would have wasted the beautiful day that it was.
the busier i am, the more i get done. maybe that's a 'duh' statement, but for me it rings so true. give me a day with nothing planned, no pressing deadlines, no demanding tasks and i waste it away watching tv or movies, sleeping in or bumming on the internet. but give me a day where i'm supposed to be in three places at once and juggle multitasking to get things done, and i'll do it. and then some. i'll stay up till 1am to talk to a friend. i'll get up at 6am to talk to a friend. i'll spend more time reading my bible. and more time journaling. i'll stay up late reading a good book. i'll take time to appreciate a moment of silence.
i just never thought i'd be able to keep busy in a small town like mosbach, but i guess i'm learning otherwise. thankfully.