east coast gratitude
i’m a west coast girlie through and through. it’s not necessarily the weather or the landscape, call it an energy I guess. i’m spending the next two weeks on the east coast and am already feeling out of place and homesick. this is my daily gratitude journal to help me feel at ease until I head west again.
december 5
I love that buildings have floor vents. this is so cozy, especially because it’s incredibly windy today. it makes me appreciate that everything over here is a bit older than everything over there.
december 6
shout out to Virginia specifically for having free bus transportation. I had a lot of time between arriving to the airport and checking into my bnb, so I figured I would take the bus since it tends to take a while, plus I would save like $30 on uber. I asked the airport information desk where I would go/if I needed a bus pass, and I think he thought I was insane because of the face I made when he said it was free. I wonder if I could take the bus all the way to the beach?
december 7
the drive from phoenix to
palm springs is 4 hours
vegas is 4 hours
downtown LA is 5 and half hours
albquerque is about 6 and a half hours
the drive from richmond to
raleigh is 2 and a half hours
baltimore is 3 hours
wilmington is 4 hours
philadelphia is 4 and a half hours
pittsburgh is 6 hours
one thing about the east coast is that you can travel through a handful of states in the time it takes me to drive from phoenix to northern arizona. kind of obsessed with her for that.
december 8
today I say thank you to southern hospitality.
december 9
I am grateful for my friends who live all over the place. i’m grateful for their love for me and intrigue in each other. i’m grateful to introduce Jonny to Celle, to be introduced to Jeff by Ryan, to tell everyone I know about my favorite artists, to reference my “best friend” and have multiple people come to mind. i’m nothing without the ones I love. i’m the center of the spoke of the wheel. i’m grateful to have a home within each of them. I will never again be able to settle down, because there will always be someone who needs visiting.
i’ll keep moving around and i’ll keep coming back. i’ll keep changing and our love will stay the same. i’ll give them the best parts of myself as an offering and we will give thanks together.
december 10
i’m grateful the poetry project gets to exist. it’s not enough to have created the idea, it’s just words on paper until people decide they want to participate. I love community based art projects <3
december 11
I love love love the community and accessibility of college campuses. when the day comes and I have to find a place to live, I will make sure it’s near a college campus. staying near Johns Hopkins this week, i’ve seen businesses open late, food court/third space/work spaces that I haven’t seen since the dining hall at ASU, and i’ve noticed a lot of security guards keeping an eye out. this post is dedicated to the blue emergency lights.
december 12
I am grateful for the sun after days of rain. for good coffee. to be in a walkable neighborhood. for good food and better company. for help. for a shoulder to lean on.
december 13
today I can appreciate the strength I have to carry on, when I really don’t want to.
december 14
THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY SYSTEM!!!!!!
december 15
well, we made it to the end. I didn't think I was going to be able to finish this trip, and I really didn’t think I would be able to make a gratitude post every day. shoutout to the Finch app for genuinely changing my life. this is my link if you want to be friends
see you all in indy x
