People keep asking about my trip with so much enthusiasm. I think that, maybe, they get more pleasure out of it than I did. My online friends are patiently awaiting a debriefing. Coworkers, family members, et cetera all want to know what I did, and how much I loved it.
I just don't know what to say.
The parts I liked are the intangible parts, of which there are no photographs (really). I liked learning that toilets are harder to flush in the UK, and that everywhere you go you are under surveillance, and that people tend to walk to the left going up or down stairs. I liked observing Laura and Ben's daily routines, noting the clothing of people on the tube, and watching city employees sweeping the sidewalks daily. The notable things, in my view, are the way the sidewalks look, the way the cars don't stop for pedestrians, and how late everybody stays up.
Truth be told, sight-seeing just isn't all that exciting to me. Sight-seeing, in my estimation, is an excuse to get out and observe all of the things happening along the way. The actual museums, displays, crowds, and excessive spending are actually quite dull and even annoying. But of course, nobody wants to hear about how unimpressed I was by the crown jewels or how many art galleries I didn't visit.
I wonder why it's so difficult for me to simply explain these things to people when they ask? I need to learn to give more honest answers, and to not feel like there's something wrong with me when I don't give the answer I think people want to hear.
16:00 - Friday, Mar. 30, 2007
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