Goodbyes, Flour and Sunshine

Some of us spend our entire lives looking for a place we can call home, along the way, building realtionships with the people and places we encounter, creating small niches for ourselves where ever we go. Some people maybe destined to roam the world, no true home in sight. Other are deeply rooted in the places they settle. I'm not entirely sure where I fall yet. I would hope it'd be somewhere in between. A life close to home, yet one that allows me to travel and see the world. In Boston, I have done my best to create a life away from home, but somethings can't be replaced. How do I miss home, with all its sunshine, the warmth of people, and above all else my family and friends.

Having just dropped off a visiting friend from California at the bus station, I was reminded how lonely things are here. That even despite my best attempts to make Boston my home, it is only a stop in the greater schemes of things. I don't know where life will take me next.... maybe I'll end up staying in Boston, maybe I'll get to move back home or maybe end up in another part of the world! But as I walked from Copley Square to the medical campus in South End, I was at peace with where I am in life. Picking up a hot choclate from a popular bakery/cafe in the area, Flour, I sat on a bench facing the school and the sunrise, soaking up the early warmth of the sun, and thinking to myself how lucky I was. Depsite becoming aware of feelings of isolation, I was reminded we are born alone and die alone. I was reminded of the importance of creating strong bonds with hte places and people you come across. I was reminded how important it is to smile even to stangers, something New Englanders have lost in the midst of the haste of life (I blame the cold!). Soaking up the sunshine, sipping hot chocolate in the crisp morning air, I realized despite feelings of isolation from familiarity, I have purpose, driven by the memories and expereinces that define who I am and the aspirations of who I want to be. Look for me another morning outside of school, drinking hot chocolate and living in the moment.