Shifting gears. No classes, no assignments, no practicing, no compatriots in agony. Just a calm normal work day, sitting in my office, catching up on projects, people, email, tasks. Sort of like coasting downhill after a strenuous uphill workout. I miss the music, appreciate the lack of pressure and deadlines.
I miss the faces of my classmates, appreciate seeing my staff and the other librarians. Miss the bluff and the great lake. Appreciate the gentle mountains of the east coast, the green trees, the cooling rains. I do not miss the mosquitoes, the spiders, the musty dorm smells. I love the flowers and neatly manicured lawns of North Chili (not like the food chill-ee but pronounced with 2 long "i's").
How odd to love two worlds and want to be part of both of them. One cannot of course. Which makes living in the moment and fully imbibing the best of where you are while you still can all the more important. So here's to upstate New York in all its splendor. I promise to get outside and do some serious walking.
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