When we left California, Bryon and I bid farewell to an intricate web of friends. Different groups scattered across the Bay Area—friends from my time in the wine business, Bryon’s nearly two decades at Visa, my non-profit work, our gardening exchange, the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir family.
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Soon I will be at the point where I have lived more than half of my life away from the town where I was born. Some of those years it was just a two-hour drive, but most of them were in locations that required at least one layover between flights. Due to the distance and expense, I usually only get to see my family once a year, if that.
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