Ten Years in New Orleans: Pace, Care, and Feeling It in Your Bones
2025-05-03
This deeply personal essay reflects on a decade spent living in New Orleans. The author explores themes of pace, care, and visceral feeling, contrasting the city's slower rhythm with the faster pace of the rest of the US. Through anecdotes of community life, political observations, and personal reflections, the author details how New Orleans shaped their understanding of life. Ultimately, the decision to leave is framed not as a rejection, but as a natural progression, carrying the lessons learned in the heart.
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