I miss Pittsburgh

I'm starting to write the application for the student exchange trip to Pittsburgh, and I'm realizing how much I love it there. Ok I already knew that, but I'm being reminded. One of the professors has an article from the Economist hanging outside of his office about the new development in the hometown that I'm so proud of. It even says that young professionals are starting to stay there.

I used to think that if I am happy where I am, there is no need to miss the place that I used to be. Maybe that's because the "place I used to be" was Mechanicsburg, and although I love many of the people from there, I don't miss the place itself so much. I was wrong. I do like living in Doha, and I like all of the traveling that I'm going to do from here. But I miss the Steelers, and even the Pens and Pirates. And CMU, and Mt. Washington, and Shaler Township, and even the Restaurant. And Shadyside, and the Strip, and the South Side. And the Carnegie Museums, and Heinz Hall, and the Benedum Center. And Eat 'n' Park, and Primanti's, and Quaker Steak, and the O. And Kennywood! And the people. Mostly the people.

The students here have apparently heard bad things about both Pittsburgh and the CMU campus. I wanna plan the best trip ever, so that they love the city as much as I do.

I wish that there was some way to work in international relations in Pittsburgh. I'd live there in a second.