chicago and amsterdam. i wanted to give you a berlin but alas it wasn't on the list.
YES HOW DISRESPECTFUL TBH i’d seen that post before and didnt reblog because of that. (although its good people forget about berlin because we’re already dealing with enough gentrification and tourists as is)
Chicago: What do I ache for?
this is hard. I ache for really wanting to live tbh. I’m ok with where I am but thats the thing I have been ok for so long, kinda like ‘I can live like this, I’m comfortable’ what I really ache for is to be like ‘I want this! I want to have this thing or whatever and I want to fight to get there/am ready to fight’ I want to feel like I could yell happily about my life because I am so filled with it. I used to feel that as a child I think and still as a teenager sometimes but never now. I kinda want to get away from this little nice pretty duckpond that I am right now and get back to being a river, it might still be small but at least its moving, everything inside it kinda moves in some way, its not sitting still and getting green from all the algae.
maybe thats a feeling you lose with growing up or maybe its because of my depression (part of it definitely is) or maybe its because i am scared to take even small risks (also definitely part of it) or maybe something else entirely or maybe a combination of all that but I lost it and I hope I can get like short glimpses of it back (I never permanently felt it, thats not what i want, I just want the short moments back, because i havent had that in what feels like a lifetime)
Amsterdam: What is my ideal night out?
One where I feel comfortable being outgoing? does that make sense? I suck hilariously bad at first conversations. I hate having them. I also am very uncomfortable being the center of attention for too long. I always feel responsible to entertain others which I am also amazingly bad at when I feel pressured. I am often uncomfortable going out.
There are some circumstances where I feel comfortable. When I know most of the people im going out with but not all of them, thats nice. because it makes me feel safe but also opens up new possibilities for conversations etc. also I like when it involves food as well as drinks. I like being in berlin tbh because I feel safe here (ridiculously so actually like I never get scared even in the shadiest places), but theres always stuff going on (we have famous nightlife). its a lot about feeling safe but still having options….
generally though: bars are nice, if we are going to a club just make sure they play hip hop/rnb tbh. and alcohol levels are not too high, I am always the one feeling responsible for drunk people and I dont want that if I just wanna have fun. also, when it comes to going out i kinda wish guys werent a thing