TODAY
8 years ago: I was starting college at Mount Holyoke
7 years ago: I was sitting in Psychology Statistics class when the World Trade Center towers were destroyed. After class, a few friends trooped over to Wilder Hall for breakfast, blissfully unaware of what had occurred while we were safely learning in Reese Psychology & Education Hall. Peers gathered around the TV watching fire and dust and buildings on the news, and we stood there, frozen, forgetting about food and time.
6 years ago: I was settling into my apartment in Amsterdam and beginning class at Universiteit van Amsterdam, meeting new friends
5 years ago: I was beginning my senior year of college, excited but scared, unsure of where I was going but knowing I would be okay regardless
4 years ago: I had been living in NYC for 4 months
3 years ago: I had been promoted to the next level at MS and was enjoying the life that afforded, in a serious relationship and sort of finding my way in the city
2 years ago: I was preparing to leave my job at MS and the advertising world for a new career in public relations
1 year ago: I was traveling, learning and praying in Israel
Today: I am still living in NYC, feeling more affected by the 9/11 memorial services and tributes than ever. Perhaps I feel the spirit of this city more deeply. Just a sort of somber, sobering day
