Charlottesville, the mid-year review
It’s about ten days early, but what the hey. It’s time for your six month review, Charlottesville.
Overall, we’re impressed. We’ve seen a bit of all four seasons, now, traveling here first in October to check the place out, moving here in December, surviving spring allergies and boom, here we are in summer.
In an effort to get to know you better, I’ve joined the Charlottesville Chamber of Commerce (check is in the mail) and applied for the Leadership Charlottesville program. If accepted, I will become an active member of the community, learning more about the area’s civics, history and future than the average resident. I will probably blog about the experience, as well, and perhaps others will become interested in the program.
You see, I don’t just want to live here, I want to be immersed. There’s no reason to think we won’t retire here, even though we’re still quite young.
While I do suffer from bouts of loneliness, that’s more about missing my friends who live all over the place, not just in St. Louis. It’s also a symptom of working at home, alone. I know it takes time to develop friendships — in fact most people say it takes a year before you can live in a new place and it feels like home. I think that’s true. Halfway through the year, though; it’s getting better.