Memories

walking up Ditmars for the last time.
a perfect night in the Beer Garden.
walking to escape the noise of angry downstairs neighbors.
dancing on the counter over the sink.
laughing.
pretending to choose a restaurant and always ending up at Fattys.
consistently thinking it's only a 20 minute walk no matter where i was going.
driving friends home.
fellows propaganda on the subway.
renaming diners to meet our needs.
being serenaded by the latest Cypriot dance music blasting from the cars that go by.
the dog that always sits on his front porch with his front paws crossed.
seeing my students in Astoria Park.
my official tour of Astoria.
running into shop keepers I know on the street.
knowing that spring is here when the fig trees are taken out of the plastic wrap with a bucket on top.
teaching.
making mistakes that helped me figure out what i want.
leaving my 20s.
loving my 30s.

now, i'm moving to new memories. good-bye Astoria.