I am wrapping up this extraordinarily busy month in the small town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario (I am here to celebrate my grandparents' 60th wedding anniversary).
In the last 4 weeks I have flown into Canada to see family twice (for various high-priority reasons) and traveled to San Francisco as well where I was accompanying Mallar on a work trip (he was attending a brain imaging conference there). I am resolved to return to San Francisco with Mallar when our lives are a little less crazy. There is so much I love about that city.
View of Golden Gate Bridge from Sterling Park in Nob Hill.
The Haight-Ashbury neighborhood
Clarion Alley grafittiI had a particularly great day in Chinatown, roaming around in the shops, having dim sum, eating delicious custard tarts from the Golden Gate bakery...
I wish I had more time to reflect and elaborate on my adventures this month as I am slowly discovering how much I usually feel "at home" in port cities. Must have something to do with the waves of people coming in and out over time leaving traces of themselves and an appreciation of difference.
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Dearest Rachel,
how are you doing? It's so great to see how you've been exploring your North-American environment... I have to say, I'm having trouble focusing on my thesis too! Too much to do, and it's one of the last things I want to do. Drop me a line some time to let me know how you are - just got (temporarily) settled down in Japan, and it looks like I'll be here for the long haul because I got accepted for the PhD (despite my thesis not yet being completed... gack)! Good luck to you over there!
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