KELLY'S GONE AGAIN
…AND HERE'S WHERE I'M AT.Archive for October, 2009
#56. New York-Washington, D.C.: En Route Ramblings
Well, things on the “home front” (I know, sorry) have continued to rock gently back and forth. I’ve delayed my annual ordering of permanent address labels, opting instead for splitting time between Washington and New York until I make a commitment. I carry my life in a shoulder bag, friends; a one-woman, moving, modern nomadic force.
Today I’m heading south again, watching the City’s skyscrapers fade in the rear view. Every time I’m here, I feel I belong. Every time I go, I feel a little like I’m leaving the nest. It’s gray and muted – a slowly spinning scene around your own stillness – like saying goodbye to anything that’s a part of you.
Here’s the cool part, though…
#55. Washington, D.C.: Trading Peru for Temporary Permanence
We need to talk. I think I owe you an explanation. If you’ve been reading lately, you know I’m still considering where to live next. You know that I’ve returned from the Best Year Ever, and you’ve probably figured out that the title “Kelly’s Gone Again” doesn’t seem as zingy when I’m, well, here.
You may also know that I was seriously considering keeping it up and, for example, making a little life in Lima. What better way to spend the rest of 2009 than setting up shop in Peru and joining a maternity clinic I’d found to expand my interests in all things baby-related, right? Well…
