As the doldrums of summer arrive I begin to realize that I have nothing to complain about. I have been lucky enough to be able to stay at the school I love and I have good friends and family. I feel that Syracuse is slowly becoming home, despite my lack of direction and a permanent home. I am certain that I will have trouble leaving when the time comes, but for now I will be contented to stay here for the next two years.
As usual my gut pushes me to wander this planet.
Because of this I will in all likeliness never find my true home, if such a thing really exists. I would like to stay in a place for a long period of time in my profession as a Conservation Biologist, to truly know a place. To know the terrain, the species, and the people. The closest I have come to that is in my beloved town of Schwedelbach. Knowing I will always feel like home there, I feel a little better. it is my sanctuary even though I am sure it has changed since I left. It will always hold a special place in my heart. I will carry those memories all my life as a traverse great distances, as I cross the lush forests of the Temperate Forests on the Western coast of Canada. As I tread upon the broken,parched land of the Gobi desert. wherever I go.
I will miss everyone and everything, such is the curse of the wanderer. But my lust for the unknown will keep me from lingering for too long. all things must change, and all things must pass (as the late great George Harrison would say). So when your favorite watch or stuffed animal is lost or broken just remember that all things are temporary and no matter how hard you cling, all things come to an end. they may pass on to another, turn into something else, or be lost into the unknown....
