last day and pre-road trip

it's my last day at nml and i'm feeling a little nostalgic.

the perception is probably that when you've spent such little time working somewhere that you haven't really made any attachments. but the truth is, i think because i'd just moved countries and home i kind of latched on to my colleagues and space quicker than i normally may have.

i'm going to miss this wonderful view and wide open space. i'm going to miss working in town. i'm going to miss the dynamic in this place that just seems to improve daily, but i had to evaluate my professional career and move on.

two quotes from the sisters calendar wendy and terran sent me at christmas that have been up on my little shelf beside my desk, thought i'd write them down somewhere before i scrap them:

where thou art, that is home - emily dickinson

nobody, but nobody can make it out here alone - maya angelou

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i am incredibly excited about my road trip. davoud, no surprise, has plotted out the perfect route and planned this thing better than i would have. i'm looking forward to open road, good tunes, good company and hopefully some very fine whisky and ales. fingers crossed that the sun comes out and i'm treated to another 16 degrees and sunny day when i'm in edinburgh. last time i was there - albeit for 4 hours - we were blessed with a beautifully sunny day amidst the cold winds of march.

so te'ra for now.