It's a Reunion!
I think I just hit the climax of the summmer. I believe we are officially on the dénouement over here. But that's okay, we're not over yet.
Last Saturday, Emily, Elisa and Sylvia (from Syracuse, Buffalo, and Phonecia/the city/gypsyland, respectively) came down. The next morning I drove us to Lindenhurst where Cai drove us to the NYSSSA reunion. We spent a few days camping in some little campsite run by a lumberjack/santa clause named Bill.
It was truly one of my happiest times this summer. I was so ecstatic to be able to see and touch people who I haven't seen in a year but think about every day. The anticipation almost killed me, and finally getting there was this giant release. I felt so full. It was really rather mind-blowing. Being there really solidified my feelings on that whole experience. Even though we were all away for so long, and some of us hadn't talked as much as we wanted to, the connection was still undeniably there. And you know what's interesting, it doesn't seem like NYSSSA this year has quite the same fire. I think our bond is really unique and powerful, and that's a cool thing. Like we screamed and yelled for the first hour, but then after that we're all so comfortable and familiar with each other, we just kind of forgot how big of a deal it was and carried on our friendships as usual. No matter how long any of us should go without speaking, we'll have that connection in common for life, I think.
Well, first of all... I think New Paltz must be some sort of magic fairy place. It's all sunshine and mountains, and quaint cafes and new age spiritual shops and used bookstores. The environment is very condusive to peace and love and all that. Second, it's such a cool thing to be able to spend time around people with lives completely different than my own. Some of them live in faraway towns I've never been to. Some of them are just kind of free spirits and float around wherever they want to go. My friend Sylvia hated her hometown and moved to the city for the summer without a place to go. She just went and couch surfs and meets people. Not that I think that's a glamorous lifestyle, I definitely wouldn't attempt that myself, but... I've never met so many kinds of different people.
I love how physical everyone is with each other. It's like we were so incredulous that we were really looking at one another that you had to squeeze the person you were talking to to believe it. All I wanted to do all weekend was wrap my arms around everyone, touch everyone's face, hold everyone's hand. It's such a beautiful, safe thing. Sometimes you love a person so much that you run out of words to say. It's a very natural progression to make. I think mainstream society doesn't allow for that so much, so it was very freeing. I feel rather lonely now that I've come home. The spaces in between my fingers feel empty.
But in any case, it was a really fulfilling, lovely thing. And I had fun.
And in other good news, I'm feeling very contented and at peace. I wrote about how I was struggling with some new stuff earlier on in the summer, but I'm happy to say that I feel my confidence has been restored. And I'm ready to keep workin it. Hayyy.
More later. =]
Last Saturday, Emily, Elisa and Sylvia (from Syracuse, Buffalo, and Phonecia/the city/gypsyland, respectively) came down. The next morning I drove us to Lindenhurst where Cai drove us to the NYSSSA reunion. We spent a few days camping in some little campsite run by a lumberjack/santa clause named Bill.
It was truly one of my happiest times this summer. I was so ecstatic to be able to see and touch people who I haven't seen in a year but think about every day. The anticipation almost killed me, and finally getting there was this giant release. I felt so full. It was really rather mind-blowing. Being there really solidified my feelings on that whole experience. Even though we were all away for so long, and some of us hadn't talked as much as we wanted to, the connection was still undeniably there. And you know what's interesting, it doesn't seem like NYSSSA this year has quite the same fire. I think our bond is really unique and powerful, and that's a cool thing. Like we screamed and yelled for the first hour, but then after that we're all so comfortable and familiar with each other, we just kind of forgot how big of a deal it was and carried on our friendships as usual. No matter how long any of us should go without speaking, we'll have that connection in common for life, I think.
Well, first of all... I think New Paltz must be some sort of magic fairy place. It's all sunshine and mountains, and quaint cafes and new age spiritual shops and used bookstores. The environment is very condusive to peace and love and all that. Second, it's such a cool thing to be able to spend time around people with lives completely different than my own. Some of them live in faraway towns I've never been to. Some of them are just kind of free spirits and float around wherever they want to go. My friend Sylvia hated her hometown and moved to the city for the summer without a place to go. She just went and couch surfs and meets people. Not that I think that's a glamorous lifestyle, I definitely wouldn't attempt that myself, but... I've never met so many kinds of different people.
I love how physical everyone is with each other. It's like we were so incredulous that we were really looking at one another that you had to squeeze the person you were talking to to believe it. All I wanted to do all weekend was wrap my arms around everyone, touch everyone's face, hold everyone's hand. It's such a beautiful, safe thing. Sometimes you love a person so much that you run out of words to say. It's a very natural progression to make. I think mainstream society doesn't allow for that so much, so it was very freeing. I feel rather lonely now that I've come home. The spaces in between my fingers feel empty.
But in any case, it was a really fulfilling, lovely thing. And I had fun.
And in other good news, I'm feeling very contented and at peace. I wrote about how I was struggling with some new stuff earlier on in the summer, but I'm happy to say that I feel my confidence has been restored. And I'm ready to keep workin it. Hayyy.
More later. =]