Life in Baltimore

Since Lisa's departure for Mexico, I've had about ten days to acclimatize to Baltimore without her keen sense of direction and wonderfully spontaneous sense of fun. Two weekends ago, thanks to the generosity of my parents, my brother Ryan and I had a great time exploring Baltimore and D.C. together. After Ryan returned home, though I quickly reverted to school-mode: reading, studying, writing letters, cooking, exercising. It's been a quiet, slow-moving string of days, but the result is that I'm thrilled for classes to start soon. Yesterday morning, Saturday, I spent a solid three hours walking all around the harbor area of Baltimore (see picture). In recent years the area has acquired the name "Digital Harbor" in reference to the digital technology enterprises that either do, or may someday, line the harbor area. I'm still not sure if digital technology in Baltimore is reality or wishful thinking, but I can report that a significant portion of the harbor area is undergoing renovation. Truly, a city on the move...