A New Beginning

As I leave the house, my room in boxes, a slight feeling of nostalgia takes over my body. I begin to replace college as my new home because the house is no longer mine, but I quickly push that thought out of my head because in the words of my mother, "home is where your family is- you don't have to have a house to call home." During the past nine years in the beautiful Spanish-style house created from her visions, I have watched Carly go off to college, Tasha get older, statues and masks accumulate, and my parent's desire to travel and explore grow. So, although the sad thought of leaving is present, the happiness that both my sister and I get from watching our parents do what they have always wanted becomes so much more prevalent. In essence, we have all begun a new chapter of our lives: Carly, soon to graduate from Columbia University and begin working in "the real world" (a place we have avoided for so long), me, in my my first year of college, snowboarding as often as possible and studying at The University of Colorado at Boulder, and my parents, leaving (almost) all their material objects behind to relax, ski, and begin their adventures around the world. Carly and I have wished our parents an amazing journey ahead of them and to make the most out of this new experience, and I hope that all of their friends and loved ones will do the same.

With Love, 

Devon