... I promised myself this wouldn't be a personal blog about my day to day life, etc.
However, I do believe it's impossible to write without revealing yourself even if for a moment. Be it fiction, a poem, a novel.. whatever. The writing will somehow have your personality infused in the piece.
So, I'm trying not to feel TOO guilty about expressing what I'm feeling right now.
What I'm feeling is the big ol' travel bug rearing his head up from the pit of my belly, where he usually resides.
I've been back home from Japan for almost a year, and I am fearful that I'm forgetting the little things that make travel so wonderful, and yet challenging.
My passport is sitting in my dresser, whispering that it needs exercise, muttering that it longs to be filled with stamps... Like a junkie itching for another fix, I swear it flutters when I open the drawer, just begging me to notice it.
I tend to be superstitious about travel, and feel the universe will let it fall into place if it's meant to happen... It's always worked like that before in my life...
However, as I try to wait patiently for the right time, I ache for culture shock, and overcrowded airports.
This bug in my belly... he has set up camp there, and has no intentions of leaving anytime soon.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
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This is actually one of my favorite posts because it is very honest. You expression of inner turmoil over writing about yourself was my favorite part. Your post actually reminded me that I would definitely like to travel and have been ignoring the "bug" inside me for most my life, although I have travelled some. The awesome thing is that in canada's big cities it almost feels like you can travel if you travel to the cultural areas and eat form cute little restaurants. I am curious, what is your favorite aspect of traveling?
ReplyDeleteMy favourite part of traveling is experiencing new cultures, and seeing a way of life that was so completely different than the one I know.
ReplyDeleteAll too often, I feel we think our way of life is the right one (whatever that might be), and it's an amazing experience to break away from our regular habits and way of life, and offer ourselves deep into the unknown... It's a great way to better understand people... in the end we are all the same - human.
But the different cultures, different lifestyles are so amazingly interesting to me.