getting settled

san francisco already feels like home but also feels a bit like i’m still on vacation. granted, i’m not working yet so that explains the latter half. but i feel our transition from gloomy chicago was very natural and smooth. our upheaval wasn’t abrupt or clumsy, and our apartment here feels more comfortable and homey than the last.

my biggest complaint thus far, and it’s hardly a complaint, is that 80% of my mornings are me waking up with the sun in my eyes. seriously, though, the sun makes all the difference to me. my skin is clearer, my mood is more chipper, and i don’t seem to worry as much.

things i’ve done thus far: ridden to and on the golden gate bridge, biked up some steady inclines to see amazing views of the bay, partook in an impromptu BBQ and a few other gatherings, made a saturday morning ritual of attending the farmers’ market at the ferry building.

things i have yet to do: find good sushi, figure out the public transit system (though with SF as walkable and bikable as it, i’m not sure the necessity is there for me to ever use it), take any real photos with a real camera, get a job. all these things among a few others will come with time, hopefully sooner rather than later for most of them. but right now, i’ve got some time, and amazingly i’ve adapted a laid-back attitude towards my life here.

07 June 2009