Leaving the country is a weird thing. I know I can always come back and that I probably will. But, I still feel they way I assume I would feel if someone I knew were about to die. I’d want to spend all my time with my dying friend and really drink him in before he’d go away forever.
Same now. I am seeing LA like I never have before, finding myself grateful for its many nuances. I am, for the first time, noticing all the things I enjoy about LA on the daily: the coral trees on San Vicente, the hipsters on Melrose, the view of the beach from Montana and Ocean, the vegan club sandwiches at M Café, my fireplace, game nights, the proximity to Hollywood and its celebrity (It is pretty nice to see Jake Gyllenhal at Peet‘s and be able to shrug it off as if he‘s one of your old pals.). I am even grateful for my rush-hour nemesis: the 405. I have cursed its slow pace every day to and fro. But it keeps us all on the same plane and gives everybody in town something to talk about.
I am going to miss all these little things, and I am sad I’ve lived some 8 years here without noticing how much of an impact they’ve made on me, a full-fledged Angeleno.
I am lucky to learn such a lesson before my trip. I hope to experience things from now on and really take them in. Really enjoy them and realize that I am enjoying them. Take nothing for granted. Remind me.
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