hi again

I'd kinda forgotten about this...as in, I knew it was around, but I was pretending it didn't exist because I've just been...in a different place mentally (and physically, i guess) and just didn't want to update it.

But, now I think I am ready.


So, first off...sadly, I no longer live in Potsdam. Instead, I live in Hyattsville, MD. I have to drive my car everyday if I want to get to the University of Maryland's campus. I need a bicycle.


I don't want to do the whole get you caught up thing. Give me a call, if you really don't know.

So, as it turns out, being a poet in an MFA program isn't all that I'd expected. My life may still have some twists and turns ahead. Right now, my two primary goals are figuring out how to 1) move to NYC, and 2) move back to Berlin. I guess I'd take either or, but I want to spend significant amounts of time in both places in the not too distant future.

I pretty much miss Berlin every single day. I have powerful flashback-esque moments, where I'll be in the middle of some mundane task (sitting at my desk, riding in an elevator, buying coffee) where I suddenly have this ache for Berlin, and a strong memory of---some normal Berlin or Potsdam thing: Riding the bus, walking around Potsdamer Platz, buying fresh bread at the bakery, walking across the street to Netto Markt. These little flashbacks will kinda haunt me for a minute or two. They make me think "wait, did all of that really happen? How did I end up here instead?" It's crazy how much I miss Potsdam and Berlin.


As for life as a Terp...well...I don't know if I want to go there right now.

Maybe next time.