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| Tuesday, July 24, 2007 |
| Faraway Graffiti |
I've been considering my usage of the words 'visited' and 'been to.' It seems to me that I have visited Chicago, when I was young, in that I've walked around the place, but gained no true understanding of the place.
On the other hand, I've definitely 'been in' Tokyo and Okinawa; my visits there over the course of four and three years, spanning several months and a few weeks each time (respectively), I have a certain understanding of the way the places work.
This came up while I was considering exactly how much and what kind of national and international travel I aspire to go and do. I'd rather not bunny-hop from city to city for a day or two. You don't get a good understanding of a place in a day; all you get is souvenirs. But obviously there's a limit to how many places you can live in a lifetime. I haven't solved the problem, yet.
 I've also found a fascinating graffiti artist in the UK (via the Daily Dish): Banksy. His work very much reminds me of a bit of graffiti art I found in Okinawa, on the seawall. It was painted over by Summer '03.Labels: art, language, life, Okinawa, Tokyo, travel |
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| Monday, July 02, 2007 |
| Prescott for the 4th |
Yay! Rachel and I are going to Prescott for the 4th of July. We'll eat great food, see the in-laws, help build their new house, and rewire the truck. It's going to be great to see them and get so much done. I know that a working vacation is just what I need.
Meantime, I'm going out in a bit to check out where our next place is. I'm sad that we're moving, not because I'm particularly attached to this place, but because I've yet to live in the same place for more than roughly a year since I moved out to college - in 1998. That means this will be my 12th place in 10 years, including Okinawa.
Still, we've got enough money to be able to rent both places for a week or two, and so will be able to catalogue every last thing we own (!), partly to get rid of things we don't want or need, partly because getting rid of things will make the move easier, and also for home insurance purposes.
Oh, and this time, I have a nice camera to bring!Labels: apartments, family, holidays, in-laws, moving, Okinawa, Rachel, truck, vacation |
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