Back at Home…
Well, it’s time for the big wrap-up post. I wish that I could write a paragraph or two to give any readers who are still lingering a decent survey of the entire trip, but they wouldn’t do it justice. I don’t want to belabor the trip either so I will simply say that it was an incredible opportunity and I learned many things while walking those crowded, frantic, sometime glamorous, sometimes stinky streets. What an amazing way to live - millions of people over so few square miles and always, ALWAYS something interesting going on. If I were a singleton (or maybe just without children) there’s no doubt in my mind I would move there and enjoy what a large metropolis like that has to offer. But, being of a more domestic stage in life, I am content to return home to my family, my coworkers, my teachers and my little blue house. There are many comforts to living here too, not the least of which is just the sheer pleasure of driving my WRX up the canyon if I need/want to (one of my guilty pleasures - sorry CO2 police). I will miss the ease and efficiency of New York’s mass transit system - we never needed a car - and I will miss the amazing variety of shops, buildings, people and atmosphere of each of its many neighborhoods. I will especially miss looking across the Hudson at the beautiful skyline of buildings…. totally gorgeous and I’m sure it will figure in many of Bryan’s architectural paintings to come. I expect Salt Lake City will feel a little bland by comparison now.
Sadly there is no way I could keep writing like I have been and still maintain a decent standing in my studies. I remember how rigorous things get in the middle of the semester. I will leave this blog here for a little while for people who would like access to the slideshows or videos (clicking on the pictures leads you to a downloadable file) but I’ll archive it eventually. I hope to post a little more often then I have in the past on Bryan’s blog when the mood strikes.
Thanks to the many people who have commented and sent me email - I feel closer to you now than ever before. Thank you to the instructors and students at the GCA for a great set of workshops and fun lunches. Thanks to Danny for giving us a tour of the Waterstreet Atelier. Thank you Patrick, Mom and Joe for visiting us. Thank you Peter and Piper for hosting us and showing us your beautiful neighborhood. Thanks you Sal and Dianne for the awesome swimming lessons on our way out. And finally, thank you to Jocelyn and Garrit, Guy and Zoey for letting us stay in your beautiful home - we couldn’t have stayed sane without such a pleasant homebase!
Shalom my good friends,
Sara