20/4...

Writing this magical date in the format outside of the USA just seems a little funny... Not only does it not 'read' the same way, it kinda loses its meaning, depending on who you're talking to... Aside from the more obvious reference, the one less discussed, and in all likelihood only referring to my previous life (wow, it really does seem like forever ago), brought about a different set of emotions (some of which need not be retraced). It marked the official, "it's been a year since the world changed" moment for me - I'm not going to get in to specifics, but it's been a long 'year' in the works, and the changes that I've gone through and decisions I've made for myself could never have been made if that fateful day, one year ago, had not transpired. Like kicking a dead horse, it took a while to bounce back and get my head on straight, and one year later, walking the streets of Buenos Aires, having just returned from the best trip of my life, my head held high, breathing in the late summer air (minus the pollution, notice I did not use 'clean'), thinking back on what was, what was close to having happened, and what I now had in store for the future, was pretty amazing. For all of you who have been around for me, especially over the last year, I thank you, for it was that support that helped me get to a point to be able to make a decision as 'drastic' and robust as the one I made, and to be here, where I am now, feels pretty good - and it is this place, one year ago, that I did not think I'd ever get to. Muchas gracias, se agradezco! And now, it's time for a few solars... B-)