Talking to Strangers

One week ago, I started writing this blog post as I waited out an unexpected layover at LAX. At the moment I began writing, I should have been somewhere over Mid-America approaching Chicago on a United flight which was to have taken off from San Diego at 8:15 am and was scheduled to land at O’Hare at 2:22 pm on Wednesday, June 20th. Instead, that fight was canceled, and I found myself sitting in the Los Angeles airport, jiggling my…

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Happy Anniversary, Talking to Strangers. You and I have been in quite the relationship for the past year, and I want to thank you for everything you were, are, and will be for me. When we first began, I was burned out, hesitant, unsure, wary of sustained commitment, but hopeful and determined. Over the past year, you’ve taught me so much about myself, pushed me beyond my perceived limits, made me think about myself and the world around me, and…

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