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I'm sitting in a cafe 340 miles from home and it's been a long time since I've felt settled enough to write. It's funny, that my moment should come along here, about as far from anything ordinary as possible. Maybe I've started to get comfortable with things being temporary. It's certainly been a year full of changes. A year ago I was worried about everything, afraid of all the ways in which I could fail or lose. Of course, now it's not exactly as if every worry has been put to rest, but everything is different. I'm half way through my Master's program now. I have friends who aren't in other states and actually get to see them with fair frequency. I have an internship with an awesome women who is teaching me the ropes of nonprofit resource development and fundraising. I have an opportunity to go to South Africa next spring. And I'm happily married to the man of my dreams. So far, I'm not just avoiding failure...I'm actually succeeding...