I’m
feeling excited for the coming weekend. It’s going to be great
- and, in a sense, very important in my life.
I haven’t talked about traveling much here aside from a couple of mentions, but I do love seeing new places. And in about four days from now, I’m going to see a brand new corner of the world - with the difference of none of my family members or friends accompanying me. Indeed, I’m going to be traveling completely on my own.
Granted, I’ve made excursions to my friends within the same country alone, but this coming trip will be the first one that I make to another country all on my own. I’ll be going to Birmingham, England to see a show by my favorite band, Haken.
But that’s by no means the only thing I’m planning to do. In fact, I’ve reserved an extra day for simply roaming around - walking in random directions, seeing where I end up, taking in the atmosphere. The latest of the three is what I generally like to do whenever I travel somewhere new. Especially if the place has a very serene atmosphere.
I don’t like hectic places. Or loud places. I prefer small, quiet towns over big cities with a noise level equivalent to a dozen air-horns going off at once. But then, living in a small town for well over a decade now may have helped in developing that preference.
Either way, I’m getting off-track here. As surprising as this might sound, I didn’t reserve a one-person room in a regular hotel, but instead, I reserved a shared room that houses multiple people in a not-so-regular hotel. By having done so, I hope to increase my chances of making acquaintances with new people. After all, I do like meeting new people - and this is also a chance to make friends with foreigners, which, as I’ve stated prior, is something I hope to do more.