“Forgive the exile this sweet frenzy: I return to my beloved world, in love with the land where I was born.” -from To Puerto Rico (I Return) by Jose Gautier Benitez
Today, I’m heading back home to New York. While I’m glad and grateful for all that I learned here in California, I am giddy about being back home. I feel like it’s Christmas and that my home will be there, just as before, waiting for me with a happy welcome. I wasn’t born there, but it is the home I’ve chosen, and I think that makes it even more special. New York, I can’t wait to see you, and all my friends who call it home, too.
Christa Avampato 