A Weekend Retreat

Last weekend three of my community-mates and I went to enjoy our free time at Jess' 'cabin' upstate. In reality it was not a cabin but a brand new beautiful huge vacation home made from logs. It was so nice to be in a comfortable bed with all the luxuries of a normal home while enjoying the quiet of upstate. We rode on her quad, hiked through the woods with her dogs, grilled, played monopoly, made smores, and even got a brief horseback riding lesson from her dad.

I don't usually notice the difference until I leave the city, but the air upstate feels so much bigger. You can see more than a sliver of sky, and the air fills your lungs in such a deep, refreshing way. There was also darkness at night and a quiet that settled my bones and made me feel at ease. It was difficult to leave, and as I sat down at home to eat dinner I felt homesick and almost nauseous over leaving such a lovely place. It's strange to have such conflicting views... I love living here in NYC and I couldn't imagine a life in a place so quiet and rural as where her cabin is, but for that weekend upstate was exactly where I was supposed to be.