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Looking at the big picture, it’s pretty astounding how many memories, good and bad, that have been formed over two years of living in this city. I came into it, a slightly nervous freshman, moving away from my parents for the first time and into the big college life, and as much as I went into it hating Edmonton and a lot of the people here, I’m leaving it with a special soft spot in my heart, even if I still like Calgary better.
When I first moved here, I was nervous about leaving my family. I’d never really been away from them longer than two weeks, and suddenly we’re torn apart. I’m sure it wasn’t nearly as traumatic for me as it was for my mom, but still, it was a change. But very quickly, I found a new family, at King’s, mostly consisting of the people on my floor in residence. While over the last two years I’ve lost a couple of those family members, I still am close with most of them, and that’s probably the hardest part about moving out and back to Calgary. More recently, I’ve made some really good friends at Apple, some friendships still blossoming, that I kinda just have to bail on. Which is pretty crappy. However, the guys and girls there have quickly become my third family, and it’s going to be hard to leave them too. I’ll be visiting here often, I think, for the sole reason of seeing all of these people again.
Apart from my Edmonton families, this has turned into a home for me, more quickly than I thought. For example, when I moved here, I’d get lost constantly. Now, I know the roads pretty well, I know shortcuts, I’ve got my neighbourhood memorized. It’s these little things that are going to be weird to have lost, I think. Apart from the little things, there have been some big things too; first really long-term relationship, first summer living by myself, first job I ever really quit, first job I really love.
And now, I’m moving back home. I’m kind of scared to come home and see how much things have changed over two short years. I’m not going to be naive about it, because I know I’ve changed a lot over two years, and I know my friends have changed too. I’m actually going to be helping open up a new Apple Store in Calgary, and so while I know some of my friends will be different people, I’m super psyched for the opportunity to meet a whole bunch of new people and find a new family.
I don’t think I could ever really be ready for this transition, but I’m excited for it, I’m excited to see what the next year will be like. If you’re an Edmonton friend, I’ll miss you, and I’ll come back to visit, I promise. If you’re out of Calgary, I’m stoked to be back in your town come tomorrow, and stoked to hang out with you and catch up.
In closing, I think home is truly where the heart is, and as much as I hate to say it, a little bit of my heart will always be back here in Edmonton, as long as my friends are here to keep it around. Bye, YEG.
