make new friends, but keep the old

so change is good and also sad.

things i miss so far:
the worm bin
my garden
house church
many small children
many good roommates
walking to work
diversity
artists' way/ talk about life dates
surprisingly, alone time.

things i love about my new life so far:
many new people
tons of amazing opportunities
community dinners almost every night
being near to my family
cricket-sounds at night
birds in the morning
the sun shining through my window
real trees, everywhere.

this life makes me think of this phrase: going to the abandoned places of empire.