My last great effort to keep in touch has resulted in a blog. It's impersonal...I know. It doesn't show up in your mailbox or your inbox...yeah, I know. It has a title...who came up with that idea? But it works.
In January I resolved to make the most of my waning time in Utah. That means compact amounts of studying and frequent trips out of Provo. So I turned into a random road-tripper and ski bum the first few months of the year and now all I do while studying is dream about hiking. Who knew that senioritis in college would be doubly worse than in high school? Apparently I haven't grown up at all...which is okay!
Coli and I drove up to Salt Lake City last weekend to visit our friends Morgan and Tricia and to do “all the things we’ve never done.” Nicole had of course done everything, but she made it exciting, so I'm glad she put up with me. I managed to get us lost several times in a city designed on a grid system (surprise), but when things went well we were...
1. taste-testing organic food (the quiche at One World Cafe is amazing!)
2. celebrating Pi Day (with whipping cream pies)
3. taking an early morning run around the Salt Lake City cemetery... that was a bit eerie
4. haggling over backpacking gear at the REI garage sale
5. studying (at) the city library with its amazing architecture
6. sitting in on Palm Sunday Mass at the local cathedral
I’m saddened at the idea of leaving Utah. It has been home for four years and I feel like I'm barely beginning to know it. It’s a good thing so many friends live here, because I want to come back and keep exploring!
I'm leaving Utah for a bit warmer and wetter location. Speaking of exploring, pull out the maps! Chavadipudur, a village in Tamil Nadu, India, is hard to locate. I'm spending the summer researching English literature's impact on Indian women. Sound thrilling? It is! Life right now is devoted to preparation, and the more I prepare the more I realize how unprepared I am. Hmm, I've had this feeling before...perhaps before every other major life change.
Even with all of the uncertainty and expectation, life is still good. Impending change makes the present special, so I'll enjoy it while it lasts.
4 comments:
Glad you got sucked into the blogger world like the rest of us. It will be a fun way for us to keep up with the ever so adventurous and exciting life of Natalie with all your travels and accomplishments! Good luck on this last stretch of schooling… and we'll see you in April!
Your day in SLC sounds fabulous, I wish I could have shared it with you. I am extremely jealous of your upcoming Indian adventure--what a world traveler you've become! Good luck finishing up your last semester of undergrad and I'm excited to keep updated with your new blog!
Well....as you must guess..I am not now...never have been and probably never will be a blogger...(dreadful word..I guess it means "whatever")
I loved looking at and reading yours...what a tremendous young woman you are....and and with a sure promise of a fantastic future before you....I remember a couple of my own graduations... so I know a little of how you are feeling....pretty awesome world for you to take hold of and help it along...and it does need help! You are so loved by me.....
thanks again....GBird
hey cous, i am so glad you are blogging, it's fun to read what everyone is up to. i added your link to my blog i hope that's okay. keep up the fun adventures. love ya tatum
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