Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Welcome to our blog!

We are Morgan and Alicia Martin, cousins starting at similar crossroads, and off on similar yet geographically-unique adventures! Morgan, 22, is living as a nomad, off to St. Louis for six weeks, then who knows? Alicia, also 22, though five months and 29 days younger, is off to seek fortune and adventure in the graveyard of dreamers, Los Angeles.

After a childhood and adolescence of closeness, we have drifted apart, rarely seeing each other more than once a year. And so, distant though we will be physically, we’ve decided to use this marvelous “series of tubes” to stay in contact. We will commiserate in our trials, celebrate our triumphs, and have something to point to every time a family member says we never tell them what we’re doing.

2 comments:

moshepherd said...

Okay, my first musing. I have been in St. Louis now for a little bit. I don't have a ton of time but wanted to share this one thought. I was in Cedar Rapids for 10 months or so and it never felt like home...now I'm in St. Louis for 5 days and I already feel at home...

Alicia said...

Whoops. So, I hadn't seen this comment until now, but I absolutely know what you mean. When I was in LA during the strike I fell in love with that city. So everytime (mostly) I start freaking out about moving and drive-bys and muggings and pennilessness, I think back on walking through downtown Burbank and hanging out on Pico Blvd. And tada! Life is good again.