Beautiful City, Part II

When I wrote this post back in January, I had no idea what I was getting into with this city.  Back then our relationship was in the one-sided crush phase, now I'm fully head over heals in love and I'm just hoping that the city loves me back.  Things are going well so I'm inclined to believe it does :)

(the pictures look much better if you click on them)

I've been waking up obscenely early, which I don't particularly mind, but I find myself with a lot of daylight hours to fill.

This morning I marched out of the house, bright and early, and walked all over Marchmont.  It's simply beautiful.

I stopped by The Chocolate Tree for some pretty amazing hot chocolate and continued to explore in search of awesome houses and flowers.

I was definitely not disappointed.

One of the best things about moving away from Hawaii is experiencing seasons.  I love love love Spring.  Autumn is amazing too, but there is something so special about everything coming alive again.

Also, if I ever move back to Edinburgh, please let me live here...

My time here has been so many things, good and challenging, but right now, when I think back on the last three months, it feels so precious.  I'm moving into a different phase of living here; the visitors start tomorrow, and I'll be traveling, taking exams, visiting friends and family and playing tour guide for the next two months.  It will be lovely, I'm sure, but I've really cherished being alone with this city.

The quieter, the more patient and open we are in our sadness, the deeper and more unerringly the new will penetrate into us, the better we shall acquire it, the more it will be our fate, and when one day in the future it 'takes place' (that is, steps out of us towards others) we shall feel related and close to it in our inmost hearts.  And that is necessary.
                        --Ranier Maria Rilke


Now, don't worry, I haven't been living in the depths of sadness, but I do feel that this has been an introspective time, and that something big and new is going to manifest itself soon in my life. I hope I can love the changes.

Much love.