One of the things you'll learn sooner or later is how difficult it becomes as you get older to be Present, not just geographically, but Aware -- or as the cliché has it "In the moment". One of the things that can contribute to this is when you're in constant motion.
On the one hand, you have stayed in one spot for the past four-plus months, but then again, your mother and I have traveled from coast-to-coast: from Los Angeles to New York City.
Perhaps this image is one to keep in mind: that we have to move through the world but keep our gaze and focus like you are now, right where we happen to be.
On the left, taken at the Getty Museum in LA, you can see the road running off into the foggy, haze of downtown LA.
On the right, taken on Manhattan's Highline, you can see the taxis making their way from the Hudson to the east side of the island.
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