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New York City - Rainy Afternoon

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Every drop of rain paints the city with an otherworldly light: tiny illuminated universes casting their glow onto the city with every luminous splatter.

Wet earth in the form of darkened concrete springs forth new life in the form of urban wanderers who migrate quickly from one patch of earth to another as their wet reflections echo their movements.

And after the day has unleashed its deluge of light, the city soaks in the infused-afterglow.

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I returned from Martinique this week with many amazing memories and a ton of photos. My journeys there took me to volcanic beaches, tiny secluded hidden spots with hammocks, rain-forests, and the bluest, clearest waters. If you were following along on my travel blog: Traveling Lens, I tried to post a few photos while I was exploring the island but there is so much I didn’t post about. I can’t wait to go through everything and share my experiences and visual memories of the island.

While, I will try to post about Martinique, my tropical posts may be delayed for a bit. I am in the midst of preparing to head to France in less than 2 weeks. I will be spending time in the South of France (Montpellier, Aix-en-Provence, Marseilles, and Nice) before spending the remaining part of my trip in Paris at the beginning of July. Exciting times! Can’t wait to share my experiences there as well.

All this traveling is incredible but I have to say that I miss New York City when I am away with an intensity that is almost tangible. I spent my first day back in New York City walking around the Lower East Side (my home neighborhood), and enjoying the company of a guitar-playing virtuoso outside under the trees for hours.

Home is where the heart beats to the rhythm of the soul.

Home is the glint in the eye.

Home is the smile in the corner of the mouth.

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