I arrived in New York a couple days ago, and it's surprising how natural it feels to be here. Over the last couple of years, I've traveled fairly well...to cities across the country, big and small – Lexington, Milwaukee, Omaha, Seattle, LA, San Antonio. It doesn't seem scary or daunting to be somewhere so new, but exciting and interesting. I've learned how to be in so many different places, to not get flustered or stressed by travel, but to absorb and experience. Being here, only for a few days, reassures that this is the right city for me right now.
It's been truly amazing these last couple days letting my curiosity grab hold of me and experiencing something outside my normal realm. I've lived in Oregon my entire life and it's time that I get a new perspective. I'm too comfortable in Oregon. Even the biggest city in Oregon seems small and familiar from corner to corner now.
I'm so ready to move. Not in a I-can't-stand-it-here-anymore sort of way because I really do love Oregon in pretty much every way, but in an I-crave-a-new-adventure sort of way.