On Not Going Anywhere Ever

[defibrillate]

I am, as seriously as I can, making it a goal to see more places than the few small towns in North America I've been to. I'm in the Seattle Public Library, on the 8th floor (which, weirdly, is higher up than I've been in a long time) looking at the court house across the street. I just watched a seagull land on its roof, which made me think, 'damn, it's been a long time since I flew anywhere... It's been a long time since I've GONE anywhere.' Weird train of thought. But really, wouldn't having only seen a tiny slice of the world give one kind of a strange perspective? I feel like I have kind of a strange perspective. I've never gone anywhere outside the continental US and even within, I've been to some small towns in California very briefly, a couple small towns in Minnesota very briefly, and a handful of tiny coastal towns in southwestern Alaska besides living in small-ish towns in Washington and spending a moderate amount of time in Seattle which is tiny as far as cities go.

I mean... Really... I feel like I've seen basically the same place everywhere I've gone. So within the year I'm gonna Go Somewhere. Admittedly the idea of spending money on something other than tuition kind of summons red flags and warning lights in my head like crazy, but I think I'm gonna ignore them on this issue.

Comments

[novel_machinist]

Travel is always a good thing! I haven't been to a lot of places either, but a friend of mine travels a lot, it's done a lot for her.

[defibrillate]

That's what I hear. If I had to pick just one city to start with, I'd go with Stockholm. But I'm also really tempted by Sydney, so many people tell me it's an incredibly beautiful city. Other than that I'd like to see Shanghai, but one of my friends swears that traveling in China is Not Fun.