On Traveling Alone
This weekend I traveled to DC alone, because I wanted to become to DC as well as run the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile race. So I did. I often move alone. It's non that my friends don't desire to travel, or to come upwardly amongst me, or to back upwardly me. They merely don't possess got time, or the money. That's okay though. I realized around fourth dimension agone that if I wanted something, I needed to acquire it myself. I possess got to go for it; I possess got to excogitation it; I possess got to exercise it. Myself. This is non to country that if somebody said they would come upwardly amongst me to DC I would possess got been unhappy. I wouldn't have. I would possess got loved it. However, I possess got learned non to fit my breath.
I approximate this makes me audio sort of jaded. Well I am. Some people brand fourth dimension to read; around people pass their coin on shoes or booze or a cruise. I pass both fourth dimension as well as coin on move as well as lately, I possess got been spending it a lot on running. Signing upwardly for races, traveling to acquire there, paying the cost to remain where I am running (or hopefully having a friend to remain with) adds up. But I wouldn't alter it for the world. I honey it, both the move as well as the running. Two things I tin as well as volition exercise alone.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 piece back, the NY Times published an article well-nigh living lone as well as how weird you lot acquire when you lot exercise it. This article went to extremes, using examples such every bit people who talked to themselves, didn't ever go out the family fully clothed, who left the bath door opened upwardly or ate foreign foods at foreign times.
I admit, this trip likewise every bit most of them, does brand me realize that I exercise possess got around quirks. I similar eating when I am hungry as well as non having to worry well-nigh when somebody else is hungry, or the plans somebody else has made. I don't ever swallow "real meals". I tin possess got iii apples as well as a carton of yogurt for dinner (ie I similar eating foreign foods at foreign times).
I similar going to the museums as well as deciding, later on existence trampled yesteryear half dozen meg uncomplicated schoolhouse children, that I desire to leave, as well as become acquire a hot domestic dog (which I volition swallow standing up, on the sidewalk, at a weird fourth dimension of day).
I similar stopping to possess got millions of photos of ane tree (is that weird?), as well as non having somebody trailing ahead of me, sighing heavily. I similar doing what I similar to do, as well as non having to worry well-nigh anyone else (and I similar leaving the bath door open. What's incorrect amongst that?)
Does this brand me selfish? Yes. I am listing extremes, of course. On the other hand, I similar planning out which museums to run into amongst someone, as well as having their ideas, which you lot didn't fifty-fifty consider, plow out to survive your favorite business office of the trip. I similar trying novel things, that I may non attempt alone, non out of fearfulness but out of ignorance. I similar having somebody to percentage exciting novel discoveries with. I fifty-fifty similar sharing a meal, at a regular fourth dimension of day, sometimes.
So, I figured out how to possess got it all. Mr Lovely, who did non come upwardly amongst me, was subjected to a barrage of text messages as well as photos of "cool stuff". I oft updated him on which museum I was in, which ane of the half dozen meg kids were annoying me, or how mutual coldness it was earlier the race. He helped me determine to become to the Museum of American History (cool) but I vetoed his vote for Air as well as Space (I've been at that topographic point several times already). Luckily, he is real patient as well as is a proficient sport as well as he fifty-fifty responded ane time or twice.
So, through the miracle of technology, I tin however survive lone but I tin however percentage the joy, around of the decisions and...(blurry photos of) a foreign repast inwards a foreign house at a foreign time.
Do you lot move yesteryear yourself? What is your favorite/least favorite business office of traveling alone? Who is your faraway text buddy when you lot possess got something to share?
I approximate this makes me audio sort of jaded. Well I am. Some people brand fourth dimension to read; around people pass their coin on shoes or booze or a cruise. I pass both fourth dimension as well as coin on move as well as lately, I possess got been spending it a lot on running. Signing upwardly for races, traveling to acquire there, paying the cost to remain where I am running (or hopefully having a friend to remain with) adds up. But I wouldn't alter it for the world. I honey it, both the move as well as the running. Two things I tin as well as volition exercise alone.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 piece back, the NY Times published an article well-nigh living lone as well as how weird you lot acquire when you lot exercise it. This article went to extremes, using examples such every bit people who talked to themselves, didn't ever go out the family fully clothed, who left the bath door opened upwardly or ate foreign foods at foreign times.
I admit, this trip likewise every bit most of them, does brand me realize that I exercise possess got around quirks. I similar eating when I am hungry as well as non having to worry well-nigh when somebody else is hungry, or the plans somebody else has made. I don't ever swallow "real meals". I tin possess got iii apples as well as a carton of yogurt for dinner (ie I similar eating foreign foods at foreign times).
I similar going to the museums as well as deciding, later on existence trampled yesteryear half dozen meg uncomplicated schoolhouse children, that I desire to leave, as well as become acquire a hot domestic dog (which I volition swallow standing up, on the sidewalk, at a weird fourth dimension of day).
I similar stopping to possess got millions of photos of ane tree (is that weird?), as well as non having somebody trailing ahead of me, sighing heavily. I similar doing what I similar to do, as well as non having to worry well-nigh anyone else (and I similar leaving the bath door open. What's incorrect amongst that?)
Does this brand me selfish? Yes. I am listing extremes, of course. On the other hand, I similar planning out which museums to run into amongst someone, as well as having their ideas, which you lot didn't fifty-fifty consider, plow out to survive your favorite business office of the trip. I similar trying novel things, that I may non attempt alone, non out of fearfulness but out of ignorance. I similar having somebody to percentage exciting novel discoveries with. I fifty-fifty similar sharing a meal, at a regular fourth dimension of day, sometimes.
So, I figured out how to possess got it all. Mr Lovely, who did non come upwardly amongst me, was subjected to a barrage of text messages as well as photos of "cool stuff". I oft updated him on which museum I was in, which ane of the half dozen meg kids were annoying me, or how mutual coldness it was earlier the race. He helped me determine to become to the Museum of American History (cool) but I vetoed his vote for Air as well as Space (I've been at that topographic point several times already). Luckily, he is real patient as well as is a proficient sport as well as he fifty-fifty responded ane time or twice.
So, through the miracle of technology, I tin however survive lone but I tin however percentage the joy, around of the decisions and...(blurry photos of) a foreign repast inwards a foreign house at a foreign time.
Do you lot move yesteryear yourself? What is your favorite/least favorite business office of traveling alone? Who is your faraway text buddy when you lot possess got something to share?
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