Winter is the time when cabin fever sets in and people like me start developing a nasty little travel itch that never really is cured unless some sort of actual traveling is executed. Rather than my usual insanity (moving to D.C., Japan or Chicago are such examples), I embarked on a short weekend trip this past weekend and have a few other such weekend trips planned.
This past weekend involved me driving three hours to Michigan to spend Sunday with a friend who is working on a presidential campaign. I was able to watch the speech away from the crowds, next to where the national press was siting. I had no idea who I was mingling with, so I was not really impressed with any of them. I also found the whole process political process (well, what I was able to observe of it) to be kind of nonsensical and I feel less like voting now than I did before I went to Michigan. I was able to see a writer friend from D.C. who was following the campaign for the day. Oh, the biggest surprise was a unexpected meeting of a guy I knew when I nannied in Japan. It is such a small world.
My next upcoming trip is to St. Louis with three other friends to visit with my married friends who are forced to live there because of a his graduate school's location. As much as we love these two friends, the main draw to St. Louis is to see the play Avenue Q. I am beyond excited about seeing the play.
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and yet you feel this strange pull back to DC. :-)
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