This is the first time in my life that I am diving in to the deep end with no safeguards to protect me (except possibly for a time in pre-school summer camp during a swimming lesson that I may or may not have just dreamed up). Charleston, being hundreds of years old and with its "Southern hospitality" – I’ve been told to expect to be offered sweet tea wherever I go – is a place completely different from the two cities I have lived previously: Miami, a sprawling smorgasbord of cultures, languages and lots of things I don’t like, and Gainesville, a progressive city whose size seems smaller and more suffocating with each month I spend there. I also do not personally know a single person in Charleston and will have to meet people and make friends entirely on my own, something I may be much too socially awkward to accomplish. (Needless to say, I am bringing many, many books with me to read on what I will expect to be many, many lonely nights).
The purpose of this blog is to document my experiences in this new old city, to keep my writing skills from degrading with summer laziness and, since I am completely useless with lengthy telephone conversations, to keep in touch with everyone I love and will miss in Florida or wherever summer may take them. I have created two rules for myself:
1. I must post once a week – most likely, this will be on Wednesday.
2. Each post must include a picture. Like so:
This is me at my parents' house in Miami. I am here for a bit longer before I head back to Gainesville to pack 12 weeks worth of living. It is already a baking summer in South Florida.
I am excited. I am terrified. I am ready.
But as my trip is still more than a week away, I have nothing really more to add.
3 comments:
Susan! I'm adding you to my google reader, hip person that I am. You are going to have lots and loads of fun in Charleston - there are many places to explore, from what I hear. Plans are still on for my visit to Charleston, so I will keep you updated!
(I think you should make this blog so effin' grand that you can link it to the places you apply!)
Hey Susan (this is actually my first ever blog post), I wanted to say good luck in Charleston and don't keep your nose in the books too much, because a city with so much sweet tea and history has plenty to offer. Don't get caught up with a summer full of nothing but a bunch of books read. Make some memories. But, don't get killed in the process.
Oh sooz. you have come such an incredibly long way from that girl at that table with those two dudes at that coffee shop. I miss you and I look forward to taking a breather from my ridiculous summer and remembering why I´m so damn glad to have the friends that do. See you in Charleston!
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