a summary up to now part II

To make a long story short.. well not short.. less long rather... due to my building's eh, uncomfortable.. unhealthy.. conditions, I had to move. I was unprepared to move back in with my mother at that point, so I decided to get out of New York for a while. My wonderful friend Cynara, who lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana offered her home to me. Also my father was getting ready to settle (for the moment) in Sun Valley, Idaho (a mountain resort community). I seriously considered both options but I had some instict that Louisiana would not be right for me at that moment. Despite the fact that if you had ever told me that I would move to Idaho at the age of 20 and celebrate my 21st birthday there, I would have thought you were crazy, I decided that Sun Valley was the best place for me. The same week that I flew West, Hurricaine Katrina hit. In any case, the beautiful natural surroundings, tranquility, fresh mountain air and time spent flying down the slopes did me well. I matured, became reenergized and re-focused. So, in mid April of 2006, I packed all my belongings in my trusty Jeep and Angel (my cat) and I hit the road and headed home to the Big Apple. The drive was great. I loved being on the open road, seeing America, alone with my thoughts, my music, and ofcourse plenty of coffee and cigarettes. I drove 2,500 miles in three driving days, plus a three day stop-over in Chi-town to visit my homegirl Michelle (who I met at UPR). Once I got home, I relaxed, oh for about a day, and then got right down to business. Even though I left for Russia just 10 days after I arrived, in that time I got everything set up to return to Hunter and got a job lined up for myself for my return from Europe in late May.