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Wow!! I'm sitting in a cafe in Berkeley. The train pulled in to Emeryville around 17:00. Took a bit to get my bike back together and take my bearings. I was able to get online and find a hostel in the area. I'm spending the night here: http://www.berkeleyhostel.com Had a really wonderful vegan dinner. Tomorrow I'm going to head to Pleasant Hill to check out John F. Kennedy University, where I'm hoping to attend grad school. They are the only university in the world that offers a master's degree in integral psychotherapy based on Ken Wilber's AQAL model (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Wilber#AQAL:_.22All_Quadrants_All_Levels.22)
I need to think about my next step a bit. Sometimes you don't realize how much you miss something until you see it again, and today, when I saw the ocean, I was overcome with emotion and a truly heart-lifting sense of joy. I belong near the ocean. Six years in the navy put sea-water in my veins. The 8 years I've been in Colorado have been difficult, from that perspective--it's VERY dry in Boulder. The lower elevation also suits my constitution better. Part of me wants to scrap the whole trip back to Boulder and spend the next few weeks biking along the California coast before taking the train back. I didn't get to the ocean yet (wanted to have a place to stay for the night first), so we'll see what happens tomorrow.
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Very cool Mike ! if you happen to see CV-64 The Connie tell her I said High! Have a safe trip...sounds like your enjoying yourself.
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