It's a weird transition time...

I'm feeling out of place again, and thinking about it, I'm recognizing that this is another stage in transition.

I've been in Boston for 7 months. I've adjusted to my job, the city, living on my own. I've made friends, gotten involved at church, etc. I love it all, I really do.But at the same time, it's only been a few months.... and I don't REALLY know these people... they don't REALLY know me.

I've also been away from my friends from TU and camp for 7 months. I've changed a lot, they've changed, too. They don't know the new people I know, the new experiences, the city. I love them and they still mean the world to me, but it's different.

I remember this from college: this weird "I'm not home here, I'm not home there" stage. It passes. Someday I'll have the deep relationships here in which I feel known. It's just the in between that's awkward and leaves me feeling a little lonely.