Officially....

I have set my sights on Denver...post-residency, Denver it is. You know, in Colorado....the one with 300+ days of sunshine and four distinct seasons. I have 17 months to go.

I like you Alaska but I need to move out for now & I can't make promises about speedy returns.

I've been researching Denver obsessively. James & I have talked endless hours about it...I'm too excited & he is totally stoked...these feelings juxtaposed with my Bethel experience of course, which is currently in progress, if you haven't already noticed.

Alas, Denver was always at the top of the list, at least for the past 6 months, but now I am making plans & I can hear it calling me....constantly. I want to go right at this moment but...you know, obligations & whatnot.

I am working on the art of patience, something I was once good at. My good friend Dan once said, "Residency can make you one dimentional"...he is so wise. Residency has done a lot of good, but there are a lot of suboptimal experiences as well. For the next 17 months (and beyond), I will work on reclaiming my 3-D self & shaking off the negative....and I will plot my next move....Denver.