Monday, April 30, 2012

I Belong Here

You know those rare occasions when there is no doubt in your mind that your gut feeling was right? This is one of those moments. People have told me I'm crazy. They have reiterated over and over again that Alaska is cold and very far away. But since I stumbled across the MFA program in Fairbanks on September 24, 2010, there has been this inexplicable feeling that I belong in Fairbanks...even though I had never set foot there. Until now.

I had only been in Fairbanks a matter of hours before I could say one thing for certain: that feeling of belonging was absolutely correct. Okay, I know I don't live here yet...and I know it's not winter, but it's this vibe leaking out of every crevice of the town that's screaming, "Natalie...where have you been?" And I'm going to listen to it. My gut feeling was right, even though everybody told me it might be wrong. Lesson learned? Listen to my gut more often.

How could I not when I will have views like this?


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  1. (Leslie)April 30, 2012 at 10:52 PM

    Speaking for myself, I never doubted your decision or even really considered you to be "crazy" (well... not the crazy that means your intuition shouldn't be trusted - but I suppose I do consider you to be the crazy that makes you my best friend :D)... Rather, any shock/awe/disbelief/protest/whatever other reaction to your decision to go to Alaska that I displayed came out of simply not wanting you to ever be so far away from me! <3

    I'm so glad Fairbanks turned out to be exactly what you'd hoped, and I am stoked for the next three years of your life. Wooooooooo arctic adventures!!

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  2. StephanieApril 30, 2012 at 11:30 PM

    Ditto to what Leslie said. You ARE crazy but I am too. And so is Leslie. :D

    Also. I'm gonna need more detail than this someday.

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