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If I had to make my decision now, I would stay here. In Colorado.  I just had a conversation with my host family confirming that I can stay here until the end of May and even into June, if necessary. That means just four months here… And it feels like too little in this moment.Continue reading “Colorado vs. California”

Wednesday evening and yesterday morning I shoveled piles of snow: five inches of snow had accumulated from the snow storm on Tuesday and Wednesday, and I needed to clear the back driveway to get my car out of the garage and drive to the airport. The back driveway is about 25 square meters (~270 squareContinue reading “Shoveling snow”

My emotions are all over the place. After the snow storm on Tuesday & Wednesday, today I experienced a storm of emotions. I spent my first week here in Colorado alone in my host family’s huge house while they were still away —house-sitting for them and totally enjoying the solitude. I hadn’t felt so happyContinue reading “Storm of Emotions”

It’s been snowing non-stop for over twelve hours, everything is covered in a thick, soft white mantel, temperatures dropped almost 20 degrees (Fahrenheit) overnight.  It’s beautiful.  It’s also a little concerning for me from the practical viewpoint since tomorrow I have to drive to the airport to pick up my “host mom”, but that worryContinue reading “Winter therapy”

Today, I walked into my new climbing gym here in Colorado and I was seen. I mean my bodily presence was registered immediately and throughout the whole hour that I was there bouldering.  It wasn’t just the “new face in town” type of thing. There probably was some of that, but it was also —Continue reading “I am “some-body”!”

[Disclaimer: this post is going to be quite self-celebratory because I am not only very happy but also extremely proud of what I’ve just done.] I made it!  Yesterday I made it to my new (albeit temporary) home in Colorado and now I’m sipping tea in the living-room watching thick, soft snow fall outside theContinue reading “I made it!”

As much as I love coastal California — an area of the world where I spent the past six years of my life by my own choice, because I wanted to live there so badly — it feels so refreshing to be away from there!  I hate generalizing and I usually avoid doing it andContinue reading “On the Road: Day Three”

Two days and nearly 800 miles of travel and I can already feel the benefits of this move, the “high” from being on the road.  Leaving the place where I spent the past 4-5 years of my life yesterday felt like I was tearing myself away almost against my will and for the first fewContinue reading “On the Road: Day Two”

My place is almost completely empty now, after having taken most of my stuff to a storage unit yesterday and to Goodwill today.  It feels weirdly fun and liberating to live in such a minimalistic way…  Just a couple more nights here… I’ve been sleeping with the shades on my windows open to enjoy thisContinue reading “More Goodbyes…”

Yesterday I had a wonderful day — perfect for “my anniversary of liberation”: the right amount of packing and organizing for my move, with feelings of satisfaction and eagerness to go; a wonderful long run on my favorite trail with absolutely gorgeous weather and beautiful views; dinner with a friend (& some help from himContinue reading “Emotional roller-coaster”