Friends New and Old. The short edition.

Its been awhile. I've had some good times and some good adventures so thats cool. But more importantly, my Tucson life has been undergoing some drastic renovations.
First of all a word on how great it is to visit with good friends.

Hannah, Larisa and Emma (in reverse order to keep you on your toes)

It was great!
And now a word on the importance of being prepared:

Hey look, a spare tube!

Carry a spare tube, and dont rely on patched tubes.
Well, now that precedent has been set on saying more than a word, I guess I should also add that spending time with wise friends in who are in various circumstances yet comparable life stages was very refreshing. Over the past many months I've realized that I often go quite quickly from the top of the world while biking up Mt. Lemmon, or having a good day at work, to pining for old friends in Harrisonburg when I get invited to cookouts at Rocktown Bikes, to longing for my next grand adventure. And so, getting to spend time with Hannah and Larisa not only help provide good company and a good hike, but also a sense of perspective.
Friends from years past, are still friends. Its ok to be unsure whats next. And dreaming big is more fun with others!

That was two weeks ago. Since then its been all about meeting new friends. Specifically new housemates.

Sadly my house's roof is not quite as cool as Brandon (the YAV coordinator)'s 

From left we've got Brandon the YAV coordinator, Kathryn, Heather, Ariel, Amy Beth and myself. In addition to the above we also have another non-YAV, Steph, living with us. They are all super cool so you should just meet them yourself. Undoubtably you'll hear more about them in posts to come. Look forward to it.