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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”

“Six years ago, hope was nothing much  Waking up to a stranger’s touch  I gave up a lot just to be free But my good friends hung on to me” Today is what I call the “anniversary of my liberation”: six years ago, I got on a plane with two suitcases (and a few boxesContinue reading “Anniversary of my liberation”