Today I say good-bye to my home, St. Louis. In 2 weeks I'll be on a plane headed to Amsterdam to begin my year long journey abroad to earn my Master's in International Relations.
Goodbye St. Louis, Hello World.
Today was the last day of my job. I said good-bye to my crazy boss and all his insane antics. (this is a good thing) Beside my boss, it was still a wonderful send off, with Thai food and a St. Louis style Gooey Butter Cake... my fav.
Tonight a few friends and I have planned do what we always do in the summer, drink wine in the Botanical Gardens and listen to live music. Afterward we're heading to a bar called Amsterdam, (fitting right?) and have drinks outside with some of my favorite people. A little bittersweet feeling.
Leaving St. Louis also means leaving behind a lot of people that have made a big difference in my life. (sad thing) The past few years have been constantly changing for me in this city, with friends moving on, making new friends and losing old ones.
So I'm adding this quote because I like it.
"Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes." ~Henry David Thoreau
And if you're wondering about the title, it comes from a favorite quote of mine (sorry I really like quotes) by Mark Twain.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain
Goodbye to my latitudes and longitudes...
Goodbye St. Louis, Hello World.
Today was the last day of my job. I said good-bye to my crazy boss and all his insane antics. (this is a good thing) Beside my boss, it was still a wonderful send off, with Thai food and a St. Louis style Gooey Butter Cake... my fav.
Tonight a few friends and I have planned do what we always do in the summer, drink wine in the Botanical Gardens and listen to live music. Afterward we're heading to a bar called Amsterdam, (fitting right?) and have drinks outside with some of my favorite people. A little bittersweet feeling.
Leaving St. Louis also means leaving behind a lot of people that have made a big difference in my life. (sad thing) The past few years have been constantly changing for me in this city, with friends moving on, making new friends and losing old ones.
So I'm adding this quote because I like it.
"Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes." ~Henry David Thoreau
And if you're wondering about the title, it comes from a favorite quote of mine (sorry I really like quotes) by Mark Twain.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain
Goodbye to my latitudes and longitudes...
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