Shannon, How are you? I hope you're doing well. I'm not sure when you'll see this, but I'm writing only a few days after you left for New York. I'm not sure how you feel about the work; I can only hope that you're enjoying it and you are in some way feeling like you're working towards your goals and fulfilling a role you find meaningful. You're so far away. Even though it's only been a little while, you've told me a bit about your move. I'm happy to hear you've met so many people and have made friends with what sounds like great and interesting people. I'm so glad they have the opportunity to meet you and spend time with you. You leave an indelible mark on your surroundings, and it's a privilege that New York can keep you for the summer. I can only hope that it's treating you well; knowing you, no matter what comes your way, you will try your hardest. At the moment I'm lying in bed. I've had a hard time sleeping the p...
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Happy Valentines Day I once wrote a letter to you where I had written that I found you lived with a quiet intensity. You seemed confused and asked me what I meant. At the time I stumbled on my words, unable to articulate how much I like looking in your eyes. I think i've found a more proper way to ascribe this quiet intesity. It's a bit silly but I saw a video on my phone where in an interview a man was asked what his favorite piece of art was. He answered with Johannes Vermeer's The View from Delft. Apart from saying it was the most beautiful painting he'd ever seen, the man described The View from Delft as having "a quiet but radiant power". As I looked at the painting to see the same radiance, the power and intensity suggested to me was one that drew the me in from subtlety and inquisition. There is nothing flamboyant or dramatic about the composition, the colors are muted and the scene itself serene, yet its this very stillness and resistance to flamboyan...