old for new

I spent so much time before this trip wondering whether I would be okay. The people I love are so far away and this place is strange and what will I do without everyone I love so much and...?

The list never ends, but I got here and I am so consumed with the beauty of this place and things to do that it eases things. Not to say that I don't miss home - I do - but the new place is full of things to do that draw my attention away from how I feel about the older things and home. Mind you, I will love home when I return, but I have allowed myself to be open to the new thing...

...and I'm loving that too.