RUN: Shedding my skin

Have you ever felt like a BETTER version of yourself at one point or another? I do. I feel like a better version of Sarah Webb when I’m in Spain.
I LOVE Spanish Sarah. She is soooo cool. She’s thinner (I’ve lost 10lbs since I arrived), smarter, more stylish, more inquisitive, and a lot more outgoing (if you can believe that). When I am in Spain I feel like a much better version of myself. Recently a friend told me this quote and I think it’s completely true; “when you learn a new language, you acquire a new soul.” And I couldn’t agree more; I am a different person when I am in Spain.
I tried to take a picture of my hands but it didn’t come out well enough to post, but I think my body is actually shedding its own skin. If you know me and have touched me on a regular basis you know that my skin is usually very soft and smooth (this is what I’ve been told, I’m not just bragging here) but recently my skin has been peeling and cracking. I know it’s not just the climate because I was born and raised in CO- I know what dry skin is... and this is different. It looks exactly the same, but for some reason I know it’s different than the skin that is shedding.  I constantly find myself picking at this skin because I want the new skin to surface. Which is the same way I feel about Spanish Sarah.
I want her to surface and show me who she really is. Who I really am.
I’ve talked to some people about this feeling that I have inside and it seems more difficult to explain to those that haven’t done a lot of traveling. The only way I can describe it, is like being on vacation. Normally, when people are on vacation they act slightly different. Whether it’s being more laid back, more curious, or just having a different way that they dress-it seems as though something about them changes. They are not their “normal” selves.
I want all the things I love about US Sarah to integrate with the things I love and am learning about Spanish Sarah.
But isn’t that what we all want?
To be the best people we can be?
For our spouses, for our children, for our future, and mostly... for ourselves.