I had a splendid evening. I popped in to the party my landlord's family was having in the newly finished barbecue area behind the house and then walked over to Diana's house where she was entertaining her newly arrived friend Trish. On the way I passed dozens of other houses , spilling party lights and sounds out of windows and patios. At Diana's we had homemade sushi and chocolate ice cream and then went for a stroll in time to hear Ciudad Colón wishing each other "Feliz Año Nuevo!" with cheers and fireworks. Some of the house parties moved into the streets to light or watch fireworks and we paused here and there to watch too. It's a lovely, mild and clear evening and it reminded me of walking back to my house after watching the Foster Beach fireworks for the 4th of July, scouting the individual fireworks lit from backyards. I can hear tons of kids are still up and why not? It's the beginning of their 'summer'- no school again until February.
Thinking back on my New Year's declarations from last year, I feel mostly satisfied. I only had three:
- Start grad school. Check.
- Write a play. I'm giving myself a 1/2 check for this one. I wrote 2 drafts of an adaptation of a play.
- Bike 100 miles in a day. 3/5 check- I think 60 miles was the most I managed in a day before leaving for Costa Rica.
- Finish grad school.
- Get a job. Preferable one that involves peace and education.
- Write a play. But this time the one I was actually thinking of when I made declaration #2 last year.
Love & Peace to all and sundry on this beautiful New Year's Day.
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