I've been so excited all week to begin our first home exchange. Our week-long stay in San Francisco is on Telegraph Hill, right near Coit Tower. I lived in this neighborhood twice before, once for a few years in elementary school and then again for a week, when I housesat for some friends early in my grown-up career, 20 years ago.
I've been reminiscing for weeks about that long-ago week of housesitting, anticipating going back to some of those old haunts, like Savoy Tivoli, for a drink, to pretend we are 20-something again. I've been remembering some of the old fashioned-touristy Italian restaurants and the wonderful choices for an afternoon cappuccino.
Imagine my surprise when we got to the building and I realized it is the exact same building where I lived for that week, 20 years ago! In fact, this apartment is one floor above, and right next door to that apartment. Talk about deja vu all over again . . .
I knew the home exchange thing would be a bit like living someone else's life for a week, but who'd have thought it would be my own life, two decades ago.
This is going to be very fun . . .
How fabulous to go back to those days of being young and discovering the city again (don't spend too many late night hours in the NB bars), and what a view! And oh so SF to be back in the building you housesat in 20 years ago. The city never dies....
Posted by: Amy | July 14, 2009 at 05:18 PM