Here is what one friend learned from San Francisco, where she spent a semester of college, of her life, and is now leaving.
If the city has given you anything, it’s a friendship with the mingling smells of sweet wisteria, trash, and alcohol. And now you spot the fog as it descends like a living thing; now you sleep well at night for all the steps taken on concrete by your tired feet. If the city has taught you anything it’s that Hippie Hill is not a peaceful place, but you love it all the same, for the beat of drum circles, for the sweet smell of marijuana, for the unwashed camaraderie. And you know now, from all those walks and runs in Golden Gate Park, that watching the Eucalyptus light as the sun sets is one of your most favorite things. If the city has taught you anything, it’s that there are beautiful, powerful, incredible women like Ms. Rusty Springer, and that you can be one, too.
This is just a little bit so make sure you read the rest, not to mention reflections from other students, here.
Thanks Cari. That is very beautiful and poetic. Emily, thank you for posting it. Also, read more of Cari's poetic musings
here.
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