traveling year
In talking with my friend Wade a while back over coffee (well, my coffee and his Diet Coke), I faced a question that I am usually able to dodge: what do I see myself able to do within the next 6 months? And not necessarily work-wise, but personally… What do I want to do in 6 months? It took me some time to think, mainly because I never think long-term, and I usually don't like to think about things that I want to do. I tend to always want to do and plan for others.
So, I was challenged to begin thinking about what I wanted to do, and one of the things that came up was travel. Because I'm completely geeked out on history, there are a few cities on my list that I have never visited, and I want to see for historical purposes: Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Detroit. I know, I know… some of those cities, I should've already visited as a history nerd, so sue me. But, I've had fiscal limitations. By the time you add up the transportation, hotel, food, etc., it gets costly! Fortunately, I have a friend in Chicago, so that makes it a little easier. And today, I found out that my cousin is moving to Philadelphia! So now, I have another resource for a visit!!
I have no problem doing the travel alone, because I can see what I want when I want (ask SassyBlonde when I ran amok in the city during my visits before I moved the first time to D.C.). But, the sketchiness comes in when you have to look at inexpensive places to stay for hotels or hostels. And, while I pretty much live in an area that most people in D.C. won't visit past 5 p.m., I still don't want to push it while I'm visiting an area that I'm not familiar with.
Now I need to befriend some Bostonians (God help me with the accents), and some folks in Pitt and Detroit. Of course, I've been through Detroit's airport, but that doesn't count. Off to befriend total strangers and make them my best friends so I can stay with them for visits… well, tomorrow and thereafter.
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