it's quiet and finally cool now on this the second night of summer. my bags are packed, floors are clean, and the air around me has that charge of a shift. this often happens the night before a journey. i can sense the edge of something new. anticipation. excitement. a bit of fear.

i ran hard tonight, loving the dusky california sky. i am full of emotion. thankful to be finished with a long and good school year. tender after time with great friends who love me well. taking trips always teaches me what i have, reminds me of what i long for, makes me reach out for more.

i fly to berlin tomorrow. it's another piece of this path i've been walking. it feels as energyzing as every new adventure does, and yet it is unique too. i'll take many photos this time. explore neighborhoods of east and west. go underground. sit and eat and drink it all in.

more to come...