So I recently went on a trip to visit my dad at his new work location in Indianapolis, Indiana. I was excited for the free trip and to see my father, but I also learned an important lesson while I was there. Although, Indiana is not a hot destination like Cabo San Lucas (actually hot) or Prauge (like hot as in popular), it made appreciate quite literally the small places in life.
My father is from a small town in Ohio called Tipp City and it is such a cute mid-western town that made me appreciate its small town glory and charm, but also made me appreciate my home in New Hampshire. To explain, Indiana and Ohio as well as the rest of the mid-west have pretty flat territory and are rather boring to drive through. But on the contrary New Hampshire has a very mountainous terrain with many lakes, rivers, and woods to keep one intrigued, or maybe even frightened, while driving. For me, I would rather drive along the Kangamangus Highway then the "turnpikes" of the Midwest. Although I have said I would rather be home in New England, then in the Midwest. The Midwest still taught me a pretty important lesson, which is simply enjoy where you are.
The most important lesson to learn is that the small places you come in contact with are the ones that could influence and teach the most because the way of life is just so much simpler then those in other more popular places. With going to Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria in fall 2015 I learned how beautiful it was to walk along the streets not really knowing what your doing or where your going but kind of feeling safe by the mountains in the near distance. Basically, I learned to enjoy my surroundings and love the present that I am in even if it is in a foreign country that desperately needs to become part of the 21st Century.
Anyways, enjoy the small journeys you take. Enjoy the journey's that you might not even consider a trip or even a get away. Just take enjoyment in what you have and in what you don't have. Sometimes not having certain experiences or things, will make you a better person in the long run. Perhaps, to take a photo on the side of the highway just to say you have been to a different state is your idea of traveling and having an adventure or maybe your idea of an adventure is partaking in every skydiving location across America, or maybe you're traveling spirit lies somewhere in between. Whatever, your style is enjoy it.
