1. People drive really fast.
2. There are more speedbumps than Starbucks, which is really saying something. In explanation, I can only say, "see #1."
3. The roads are pretty crappy, I25 included. Cracks, bumps, you name it.
4. The lights are loooooong. The first light I get to on my way to either workplace is obscenely long, and I'm consistantly the only car I can see from horizon to horizon.
5. Canada geese. Everywhere. It is not in your best interest to hit them.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Friday, December 14, 2007
The Coloradoan Life
So far, so good. So little. Moved in Tuesday. Went grocery shopping Wednesday. Yesterday....not really sure. And in between there have been a lot of phone calls and emails trying to get someone to fix the light above our sink and figure out how to go about teaching private yoga lessons and put together the painting portfolio I should have been putting together all along.
This is where I am. And that is okay. For now. I know myself well enough to know that some part of me must want to be here, otherwise I just wouldn't be. And some part of me must not want to be in South America right now, or else you could visit Santiago for the new year.
I do, however, need to find another job. You just can't teach enough hours of fitness in a day to make it work. At least until the private yoga lessons get going, but who knows how that will go.
I'm thinking of a Christmas party. Busy next Friday?
This is where I am. And that is okay. For now. I know myself well enough to know that some part of me must want to be here, otherwise I just wouldn't be. And some part of me must not want to be in South America right now, or else you could visit Santiago for the new year.
I do, however, need to find another job. You just can't teach enough hours of fitness in a day to make it work. At least until the private yoga lessons get going, but who knows how that will go.
I'm thinking of a Christmas party. Busy next Friday?
Friday, December 07, 2007
Making a move.
After two years of non-stop excitement on the ever-hot adventure trail, I'm moving to Fort Collins, CO.
Looking back over the last couple of weeks, I'm not really sure how this came about. The notion popped up nearly a year ago, and I beat it down with other, cooler notions of South America and cruise ships. But it persisted, despite my annoyance with it.
And somehow, here I am. I visited earlier this week (my first real trip to the place) and came away with two jobs. Everyone who speaks of Fort Collins does so fondly. I'm calling it temporary for now -- I'm subletting an apartment until the end of May. If I like being in one spot and having access to my entire closet all the time, I might stay. But the world is so big and beautiful -- seems a shame to settle in one corner already.
I'm a little moody about it right now. We'll talk later.
Looking back over the last couple of weeks, I'm not really sure how this came about. The notion popped up nearly a year ago, and I beat it down with other, cooler notions of South America and cruise ships. But it persisted, despite my annoyance with it.
And somehow, here I am. I visited earlier this week (my first real trip to the place) and came away with two jobs. Everyone who speaks of Fort Collins does so fondly. I'm calling it temporary for now -- I'm subletting an apartment until the end of May. If I like being in one spot and having access to my entire closet all the time, I might stay. But the world is so big and beautiful -- seems a shame to settle in one corner already.
I'm a little moody about it right now. We'll talk later.
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