boulder

I've been living in Boulder, Colorado for a little over two weeks now...crazy, isn't it?

I have a phenomenal roommate, Katie. We haven't crossed paths a whole lot recently, but I'm really looking forward to staying with her this summer. I live just a few blocks away from the pedestrian mall downtown and within walking distance from a ton of cool stuff. My job is amazing and I'm learning more than I ever thought I would with a great company. The view all the way home from work is a panorama of beautiful mountains just a couple of miles away.

I love it here. Everything is beautiful, you can walk five minutes to the base of a mountain to hike, bikes are everywhere, everyone's healthy and loves the outdoors, the city is clean and sunny most of the time (except today when the weather is disgusting), the pedestrian mall downtown is always full of people, the community atmosphere is really awesome. And as much as I love it here...I'd never live here long-term.

It's awesome to be here for now. I have an amazing job that I've unofficially been re-offered for next summer, as well as a really great living situation that might even be open again next summer as well, and I'm really enjoying the whole feel of this place. But I also know that it's probably not going to be my home in 10 years. I can't really explain that, but I'm realizing that not every decision you make or every job you start or every place you move to has to be long-term. Some things are just meant to be temporary parts of your life that you enjoy, thrive in, learn from, and move on.

I love learning and having new experiences and absorbing life around me, and I've never learned more in such a short amount of time. I've been spoiled with supervisors who take lots of time out of their really busy days to literally mentor me and make sure I'm challenged but not overwhelmed. People here are really...different...and you can learn something from all of them. It is really different without actually feeling that different.

More updates are coming soon...meanwhile, I've become an old person with a full-time job who can no longer stay up late. Goodnight friends, I miss you!!!