back to the future

i realize it's been a year since i've posted anything...sorry. more for myself than for anyone else. as anis mojgani puts it, "i dream too much and i don't write enough." i'm just starting my first semester as a full time legit college student. it's amazing. in the whole 8 days that i've been here, it's already started to feel more comfortable and i'm more in awe of what's happening around me everyday. everything about this city is beautifully imperfect. i love the fact that after a ten minute drive, you might never know you were anywhere near a city of any kind. much less a city with nearly 800,000 people. just ten minutes (without traffic that is!) and you're surrounded by the natural beauty of water and trees and wildlife. wild life. that's it exactly. and that's merely the surroundings. the people are a whole other story. and the campus is another story on top of that. there are so many people that i feel instantly connected to. it's something i've honestly never felt before. it's that moment when you mention something you are passionate about and that resonates completely with the person you're talking to. sometimes i find myself just standing on a streetcorner, smiling. because this is where i am and i am so content with that. yes...content (definition: in a state of peaceful happiness). i hope to continue posting up here as often as i have a story. which could be every day. i'd like to end with another quote from anis mojgani's poem called For Those Who Can Still Ride An Airplane For The First Time as a commission for both you and me this week:

"Slow down and hold what you see
Just a little while longer
For in a world of fast faces,
I'm looking for God everywhere
Trying to figure a little better
This little thing he made called a man."