This week my good friends Mark and Natalia are journeying through the big apple. Mark, Natalia and I became great friends in college (which was actually over 10 years ago which is a bit hard to believe). After going to University of Maryland they moved to Portland, Oregon together and have been there ever since. I was at their Bethany Beach wedding almost three years ago. Over the course of the last 10 years, all three of us have have all really gotten into Yoga and Mark and Natalia are both yoga teachers. We’ve lived 3000 miles apart across the country from each other–but whenever we connect it feels like we just saw each other yesterday.
In present times, Mark and Natalia are traveling around the world. They just spent the last two months barefoot in southern Costa Rica–exploring the people and nature and a different way of living. They have friends in Portland subletting their house–and have plans to stay on the road for “as long as they can”. The stop in New York City for 5 days, was driven more than anything to hang with old friends, before launching into southern Spain and beyond. They have ideas to visit France, India, South East Asia, and maybe Australia as well and are working as they go. But their plans are loose and free. I found when I was traveling that having loose plans is the way to go–as you never know who you are going to meet tomorrow–and what direction you might set off as a result of a random encounter.
It has been a great couple of days being able to hang with with Mark, Natalia and our crew here in New York. In a word, I feel supercharged just being in the presence of their energy–and their freeness. Some things have been crystalizing for me on my own journey through New York. I am truly traveling as well this year (and that has been sinking in as of late). My experience in the West Village; The wine bars, the bakeries, my rooftop view, and my ability to bring my friends (like Mark and Natalia) into this unique experience is exactly why I choose to do embark on this sublet hop to begin with.
Mark, Natalia, and I spent Friday night w/ our friends Bryce and Britney on the roof of my building overlooking the West Village, the Empire State Building and the lights of the city. Its definitely spring time–this much is confirmed. It was a beautiful night–and an experience that we all are all going to remember.
This year has been completely amazing both personally and professionally. My new gig at Sharethrough has been completely inspiring–and in general I am finding that I am vibrating in the same way I was when I was traveling the world–while excelling in my professional life. The yin and yang of this experience are in balance. Hanging out with Mark and Natalia, and realizing that I am vibing and living freely in the same way that they are– is just another confirmation of all of this.
Just to update. I have one more month in the West Village–and on June 1st I will be living somewhere completely new. Where that actually will be–remains to be seen. I LOVE where I am living now–but I am very exciting to see what happens on my 4th sublet hop of 2011. It’s going to be good times–this much I know. I am still thinking it will be Red Hook in Brooklyn–but we’ll see what unfolds.
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