Day 27, I'm almost done!!!!

Oct 27, 2010 10:36

Day 27 - Your favorite place
Reluctant as I am to pin down a favorite anything, and taking some liberties with the word "place", here are some cities I like.
1. Minneapolis. So obvious, but can't be said enough. Why do I live here year after year when it's forty below in January, and that's not even the wind chill? Because there is so much to love in the Twin Cities. Good food, a fabulous local music scene, a really decent countercultural vibe, the Wedge, Midtown Global Market, the Smitten Kitten, the Greenway, Lake Calhoun, the Green Mill, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, May Day Cafe... nobody cares, but I could go on and on. and the people are so kind (forget the superficial "Minnesota nice", people genuinely look out for one another here). and I love the Minnesota mentality of going out and having fun in any kind of weather imagineable. while I'm sitting at home going, "it's raining, I don't want to go to (insert festival/entertainment event here)", my Minnesotan friends are at my door with umbrellas and unfashionable rain gear. Yeah, I want to travel, and I want to experience living somewhere besides the midwest for an extended amount of time, but Minneapolis is the place I really grew up. and I won't forget that.
2. Quito: the city of my soul, with so many contradictions: lush and green, full of smog and people, noisy and serene. home to some of the best people I've ever met (and some of the best parties I've ever attended).
3. Berlin: so old-world, so modern, so easy to get lost and to discover something new. I didn't get nearly enough time there.
Day 28 - Something that you miss
Day 29 - Your aspirations
Day 30 - One last moment
day 31: Halloweens of the past (I made this one up, since this meme was originally
intended for September but now it's October)

meme, travel

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