Meet me in Seattle

Jun 18, 2021 Seattle, WA

You can see pictures, you may have watched it in movies and TV shows, you may have imagined yourself drinking a coffee in Seattle, maybe a friend described very detailed the city to you… Everything falls short when you go to Seattle.

My city, Caracas, is in a valley: My reference is the mountain that separates the sea from my city. When I moved to Philadelphia, I spent a few weeks trying to locate myself geographically. After 20 years I got used to the plain of Philadelphia. From the mountains of Caracas you can see the sea and reaching the beach takes less than an hour. Since I live in Philadelphia, I only see the shore during the summer. In Seattle the view of the sea is constant, perennial, omnipresent.

However, the change was not abrupt: Little by little I was discovering the wonders of Seattle drop by drop, like a good wine: The pure air, the closest sky, the friendliness of its people.

The fresh air, the sea breeze, the steep streets, the vegetation (oh the vegetation!), the sky almost at your fingertips, everything made me feel at home the very first day.

Meet me in Settle.