The list is long at both ends.
I've loved going to all these extraordinary places, and seeing and meeting amazing people.
I was thinking about putting down roots, and what kind of place I would want that to be.
I think of living in a small town like Rexburg, and I know that just wouldn't fly for me. It's this bad combination of small and out in the open. aka no trees or mountains and many people who aren't interested in the rest of the world (a generalization, I know)
I think about living in a place like New York. So many beautiful people, going going going, living all the time, but that also doesn't sit right, that kind of commotion is exhilarating for a week or two but then becomes draining. People become threats, and there is no time and fewer places to reflect and be still.
I want to be in a place where my home and I will have the solitude and embrace of nature, but where people; neighbors, community, and friends, are accessible. A place where culture, tolerance, and learning are encouraged, but also retrospection, spirituality, and personal pursuits are celebrated.
I think about these things and recognize that most of those factors are self determined: how I participate in my community and what I look for and emulate, but I also want to find a place where those seeds have already been sown.
these have been my thoughts.
