I used to think it was all about business. Come downtown to work, pay bills, go to meetings. That's it. Last fall, I moved downtown because it was a last resort. The first place I was able to get an apartment (on my own with no co-signer by the way. first time. wooo!). Downtown has grown on me. So has this city.
I remember when I first moved this way after high school. I was a bushed out rez girl (I still think I have my moments) and I thought it was so bad, full of crime, and way too busy. And there is a lot of crime, believe me, there isn't a night that I don't hear at least five different sirens going off but I've come to the realization this is home. And there is so much more good around here than there is bad.
Now, I know I've outgrown OCN. It will always be my roots. I don't deny that. And I enjoy going there to visit, but honestly, I don't think I could live there anytime soon.
One day, I will move back. And I will have a purpose. But for now, Winnipeg is my home...more so downtown. I understand it as it does me. It's a natural thing.
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