This week I am grateful for

41. View of Boston

42. Dusk in Boston

43. Good Conversation

44. AfternoonWalk

45. Hot Shower

#41: View of Boston

I was in Boston this week to celebrate my partner’s birthday. We stopped at the Prudential Center which is the second tallest building in Boston. I had bought a ticket to “View Boston” which entails taking an elevator to the top of the building (52nd floor) and getting a view of the city. The view was breathtaking. It was great to see the city from that vantage point. I could see the Boston common, Charles River, Logan International airport etc. I am very grateful for that moment.

#42: Dusk

While in Boston, there was this moment during Dusk which was very pleasant. The sun had just set, I could hear people having casual conversation in the background, the city lights were just starting to turn on, and people were picking up their pace to get to their destinations. I even saw a brownish white hawk which was very surprising to see in the city and so late in the day. I am very grateful for that moment and that time of day in general. I love that time of day.

#43: Afternoon Walk

I am very grateful for the afternoon walk that I went on Sunday! It was sunny but a bit cold. I was dressed very warm so the cold did not bother me very much. It was nice to see families walking with their dogs at the park. I saw a female, hairy woodpecker.

I am grateful for that afternoon walk.

#44: Good Conversation

While doing laundry at the laundry mat, I started a casual conversation with a teenager from Venezuela. I learned that he migrated to the USA with his family when he was 8 years old. I shared that I also migrated to Massachusetts with my family but I was 15 years old. I also shared that I had traveled to a neighboring county of Ecuador last summer. I was sharing how much fun I had and he said to me “Yea it’s a different vibe.” He said that he felt that people in the USA spend all their time working their jobs and not enough time hanging out. I resonated with that very much. It is very easy to be consumed with work in the USA. Anyway, I am grateful for that casual but insightful conversation.

#45: Hot Shower

One more thing that I also take for grated is hot shower. This week I am grateful for hot showers. It’s great that I can take a warm shower with a flip of a switch. Growing up, if I wanted a warm shower, I needed to boil water in a pot then mix it with cool water in a plastic basin or a bucket. I did not have access to a shower growing up so we used a bucket or plastic basin for showers. So this week I am grateful for access to hot showers.