for those that may not know, I started this blog six years ago when I moved to madrid at the age of eighteen. originally, I had intended for this to be a personal space where I could document the challenges and discoveries that come with building a life in a new country. but during my four years in madrid, this space slowly shifted into a place where I wrote about the quiet unfolding of myself.
when I moved back to the united states for law school, I made the decision to kill this website. caught in the tumultuous whirlwind of my first year, coupled with my mother’s ALS diagnosis, I lost all desire to write. and in all honesty, I think I lost a bit of myself, too.
in the last year, I’ve been quietly uncovering pieces of myself I feared had disappeared beneath the weight of grief and unexpected change. and in doing so, I’ve come to learn that life offers up moments of joy despite everything.
while my original madrid blogs have been locked away on a hard drive (and will likely remain locked away), I decided to bring this page back to life again, at the age of twenty-four, in hopes that someone out there might find comfort in my words.
with love,
car