Today, it’s exactly one month that I’ve been here in my temporary home in Colorado!
In this first month here I’ve already:
– written two chapters of my textbook;
– sent in one of those chapters to my editors for review;
– been to my local climbing gym;
– met a few climbing buddies for both indoor and outdoor activities;
– met up three times with one of the friends I made here last summer;
– joined an online writing group (thanks to the friend I have here);
– had one (my first!) tattoo consultation;
– reinitiated professional connections and arranged in-person meetings for the upcoming weeks;
– reached out to, and received warm welcomes from, local LGBTQ+ & gender support groups;
– come out to my sister (via email) about my non-binary/trans gender identity;
– gone on many walks and hikes and runs on snowy trails;
– needed to get my car towed for engine overheating and hitch-hiked a ride back home;
– gone to see a doctor and been sent to the ED;
– been forgotten by most of my friends back in California;
– experienced the warmth and kindness of many people here, including many strangers;
– shoveled tons of snow!
The Little Prince and the Fox 