Denver

Was fantastic. Going to Colorado always feels like coming home, but I've never loved being there quite this much. I felt like it could be my city, and I could fit in and love it. Boulder, too. I'd always felt a bit weird and out-of-place there, because I came from hippie roots, but I'm not really part of that anymore. But this time, I realized I could be whoever I really was there. And maybe reconnect with the hippie roots.

And it was wonderful to be around friends again. Like spending the whole weekend enveloped in a warm hug.

And Ethiopian food? I can't wait to move there.