Return to Washington DC

Helen and I spent President's Day weekend back in Washington, which gave us a chance to see some friends, my cousin Renita and her baby Xander.   We were going to stay with Renita and Xander, but he became very sick and we didn't want to impose.  Fortunately we were able to find alternate lodging right away, with Uri and Anna.

This turned out to make for an interesting weekend.  Because Renita and Xander live close to where we used to live, we know their neighborhood well.  But Uri and Anna live in Adams Morgan, which we'd visited a lot but never lived in.  They also live much closer to the National Zoo than we did.  So it was enjoyable to walk through and discover somewhat unfamiliar surroundings.

Uri and Anna were wonderful hosts, who made breakfast and took us sightseeing to Great Falls.  We also saw Tammy, Bruce, and Veronika, and if things had worked out better we would have seen Heather too.  And we finally did get to see Renita and Xander on our last night in town.  All in all, a great visit that induced some wistfulness.

Helen and I are committed to living in many cities, and are enjoying our new lives in New York City.  But all of this uprooting means that it's harder to make friends.  We lived in Washington for two years, and our network didn't really fall into place until the last six or eight months.  And then we were gone.  Now we're making more friends in New York, but this always takes time.

There's no point to this posting, alas, except for the rather tired observation that life is a series of trade offs.  In our case, it's between exploring the wide world and making deep connections to a place that you call home. 

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[Helen]

Another benefit of moving around is that we'll have close friends everywhere!