I’ve only been back in Toronto a day, but I already miss Boston. Even though the trip home only takes about three hours, I’m jetlagged. And no, there isn’t a time difference between Boston and Toronto.
I’ve spend six months as a fulltime graduate student at Harvard, but my stay in Boston feels so surreal. I was drowned in books and papers, and was swamped with internship assignments, readings, and exams. I didn't notice how fast the hours were passing.
I wish I had more free time to enjoy the city and its greater area. Looking forward to going out “next weekend” is a cycle that ends when next weekends peter out, but I’m glad I walked around Harvard Yard, Cambridge Common, and Harvard Square. I’m happy I got the chance to explore Boston’s Long Wharf and North End, Boston Common and Beacon Hill, Copley Square and Back Bay.
Here’s what I’ll miss most about Boston (in no particular order, just because I can’t decide which ones I’ll miss more):
- Waking up and looking onto the Charles River.
- My classes, my amazing professors, and wonderful classmates. I’m lucky to have met them.
- The ocean. The smell of the sea, the sound of the waves, the salty breeze.
- The seafood. Oh, the seafood.
- The Bostonians. The nicest people I’ve ever met.
- The walk—in the summer.
- The weather. As cold as it gets, it’s still more bearable than Toronto’s chills.
- Boston’s eclectic architecture. The mix of the old and the new. History and modernism. Love it.
- The landscape: an elevation of beautiful structures hugged by an assembly of trees.
- The feeling that Boston is where I can learn to exceed my academic and professional potentials.
Thanks to all who made my stay a memorable one. I'll be back.
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