As a direct antithesis to my previous post, I have discovered that there is one place that I always feel like I belong, even in a town where I know no one--the soccer field. Now that may not come as a surprise to those of you that care to read this, but it definitely does to me. Sure I grew up playing soccer, but it was with the same people always. I didn't expect the feelings of familiarity to necessarily transfer to any soccer field anywhere... but apparently it is far reaching in its breadth.

And that's a nice feeling of "homeness" in a place whose newness everywhere is so very wearying.

D*sire