“Here on ISS the time and the miles flow by at breathtaking speed. We mark our accomplishments by the week of successful tasks completed, and by the number of remarkable photographs we’ve been able to take—maybe because we want to try to permanently brand our brains with these sights.”

I’m learning how to put things “down” in space. For a while after arriving we spend a lot of time “temp-stowing” items we’ll be needing again in just a moment. But now, without even thinking about it, I’ve found that I place things in the air beside me so they’re easily available right away.

“Body hasn’t adjusted just yet. I still feel the pressure in my head of body fluids pressurized by my cardiovascular system still being shoved cephalad like on Earth. Lower GI system hasn’t adapted yet either…”

“I am getting good enough at floating around that it is second nature. It took longer than I thought to get good at that. My body is clearly still adapting.”

“Really miss the sound of rain and the cool air and fresh grass smells that come with it. I miss being under a blanket of clouds and guess I’ll always be a child of the Earth.”

“I was floating back to the service module and am good enough now to make it all the way through the FGB and the PXO into the SM without touching a handrail.”