📝 Today's sentences

① I just landed back in Austin.

② The heat hit me the second I stepped outside.

③ It's like walking straight into a wall.

④ Three weeks of Bay Area weather, gone just like that.

⑤ And I already miss it.

⑥ I got in my car and cranked up the AC all the way.

⑦ On the drive home, I kept asking myself why.

⑧ Why do I keep doing this to myself?

⑨ But deep down, I already know the answer.

⑩ There's no state income tax in Texas.

⑪ And my rent here is about half the Bay Area price.

⑫ So I wiped the sweat off and reminded myself.

⑬ This is what I signed up for.

⑭ Maybe I'll get used to it in a few days.

⑮ I'm here now, but my heart hasn't caught up yet.


🔑 Vocabulary

• landed /ˈlændɪd/

• hit me /hɪt miː/

• the second I /ðə ˈsekənd aɪ/

• just like that /dʒʌst laɪk ðæt/

• cranked up /kræŋkt ʌp/

• deep down /diːp daʊn/

• signed up for /saɪnd ʌp fɔːr/

• get used to /ɡet juːst tuː/

• caught up /kɔːt ʌp/


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