Day 59 · Back to Texas

<p>① I just booked my flight back to Austin.</p><p>② I&#39;ve been in the Bay Area for three weeks now.</p><p>③ I&#39;ve had three weeks of nothing but beautiful sunshine.</p><p>④ Now it&#39;s time to head back to Texas.</p><p>⑤ And the weather there is just brutal.</p><p>⑥ I haven&#39;t even started packing, and I already feel awful.</p><p>⑦ When I got this job, I thought it was my dream company.</p><p>⑧ Moving to a new city was no big deal to me.</p><p>⑨ I told myself I&#39;d move to Mars for it.</p><p>⑩ But it&#39;s only been five months, and I feel like I can&#39;t keep going.</p><p>⑪ I guess people are right.</p><p>⑫ Life comes first, and work is just part of life.</p><p>⑬ Or maybe I&#39;m just being a little greedy.</p><p>⑭ I mean, every time I reach a goal, I just want more.</p><p>⑮ Once I get something, I stop appreciating it.</p><p>🔑 Vocabulary</p><p>• booked /bʊkt/</p><p>• nothing but /ˈnʌθɪŋ bʌt/</p><p>• head back /hed bæk/</p><p>• brutal /ˈbruːtl/</p><p>• dream company /driːm ˈkʌmpəni/</p><p>• no big deal /noʊ bɪɡ diːl/</p><p>• keep going /kiːp ˈɡoʊɪŋ/</p><p>• comes first /kʌmz fɜːrst/</p><p>• I mean /aɪ miːn/</p><p>• stop appreciating /stɑːp əˈpriːʃieɪtɪŋ/</p><p>🎧 New episode every weekday</p><p>Subscribe so you don&#39;t miss the next sentence.</p>