if i could be perfectly honest for a minute, i would say that…

25Jan10

i love winter & snow & how color stands out against the white (and how the sunset reflects on the snow and turns everything orange, then pink, then blue) & the way my face and body feel warm under layers of clothes & how my soul seems to come alive with every deep breath of cold air & the way my friends make me happy.

i miss my family a lot & i never want to leave here & i do want to go back and live in eastern Africa & & & all i really want to do is go stay with my grandparents in Kentucky & i miss my friends all around the world, all the time & i could stay here forever.

these past few weeks have been really heavy & my friend’s father, Luiz Carlos da Costa died in Haiti & my heart has been and still is hurting a lot & i’m sad the world has lost such a great man & another friend is very sick, maybe dying & i’m trying to get into the habit of being, but it can be hard & it’s really beautiful outside & that always helps.

pictures taken during a sunday morning hike (click to enlarge for full effect)

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