The air feels alive. After escaping the musty confines of the plane, I was greeted by crisp January air that, somehow, felt like the middle of spring. After two days of chill, I was pleasantly surprised one morning by the warm rays of a sun that had been hiding for what felt like eons. Basking in that gold light, the beauty of my surroundings struck me as I was introduced to my new home in its pre-spring glory. Bees flitted around, landing on little purple flowers a quarter t