I never expected to fall in love. Sure I had wanted too. I wanted love. I read about it. Watched it in movies. Of course what I expected was not exactly what I got. Love can take you by surprise and you don't really have any power in the situation.
Love can make you do some really crazy things too. Leave home, live with people you don't know, and even change your dreams.
I fell in love with Philly. Yes a city. Me an awkward country girl with big dreams and expectations. I did not move to Philly to find love or because I was in love with the city. I moved here to do what I love, theatre.
I fell in love with Philly. Its dirt and grim, its sadness and its hope. Sure there is a lot I want to change. I want to change the hurt and the pain. I want to heal. I want there to not be garbage on the sidewalks. But I'm not waiting to love this place till its perfect. I'm in love with it right now.
Philly might not even deserve this love, but its got to deal with that. Because its here, and love changes everything.
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