Home, a long way from home
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 9:45PM 
Gulls on a favorite beach / Leah and the Pacific / On the way to Point Reyes / Leah and Caleb
A couple of days ago a dear friend asked me to give her some travel advice for San Francisco. Could I give them a list of things to see and do? Of course. I started making a mental list of all the creative, fun things and wonderful discoveries. Places and things I know she will love. But it made me think of what I loved most about my time there. It wasn't just the fun things and adventures, it was time spent feeling at home in a faraway place.
Back in November I crossed the pacific again. Arriving and meeting my best friend at the SFO airport and walking through the front door of her home in Berkeley felt like... coming home. We spent the next month hanging out, I met some fantastic people and laughed harder than I can remember.
I miss the cool air, working side-by-side with Leah in cozy cafes, that laughter, wandering farmer's markets, walking the Berkeley hills on cold evenings, hot apple cider on the big cozy couch by the fire, and most of all, the company of that lady up there. It's an endless list and nothing I can really put on a To Do travel list for my friend.
It seems crazy that I still have rolls of film to develop from that month. Either life grabbed hold tight and kept me busy on return, or somewhere along the line I learned patience. Most likely the former. For now, these are my favorite Polaroid shots, they make me smile.
Now please excuse me, I have a To Do list to write.
SX-70, polaroid 600 in personal, travel
Reader Comments (6)
I love and miss you so much.
these are all beautiful, each one. and i always love how you talk about leah. lucky friends. xo.
These photos are so lovely, love the tone in all of them
Right back at you, Leah. xo
Thanks Tara. We count ourselves very lucky :)
Hi Hannah, thank you!
Fingers 'x'ed that I'm that travel-advice-seeking friend of which you speak!! ;)
Must admit, everything I've been reading and researching about San Fran so far, I have held the thought of you in the back of my mind. Often I will come across a cool place that I excitedly scribble down, and I'll think, 'I wonder if Ash has been to THIS..? Must remember to ask her about THAT, etc, etc'
Your photos are beautiful, simply beautiful, and each of them whispers a little promise of the beautiful memories that we too will create and treasure from our journey through SF.
Thanks Ash - can't wait to chat about that To Do list you're compiling :)
These photos are all very beautiful. It's wonderful when you are able to find that feeling of 'home' even when it's somewhere new or somewhere you don't often go.