as i left washington state going into idaho i was sad. the old mantra you never know what you have until you've lost it has never been more true for me. though i guess technically i didn't lose seattle, i left it. seeing how little there is between seattle and the east coast made me appreciate just how much i had there and now being in baltimore i want to go back to redmond since at least there i didn't feel like i was living in an overcrowded city.
thus far i have concluded that i am more comfortable with recycling than not recycling now. it's strange to throw away plastic & paper. i prefer walking to driving. i have adjusted completely to the seattle climate and can no longer cope with humidity. at least in texas you drive everywhere because it's not reachable by walking. here you drive so that you're protected inside your car. in Texas & on the west coast people hold doors open for you not so much in baltimore.
i'm readjusting to driving here too. luckily that whole aggressive driving thing wasn't given up too much in seattle. i manuever through downtown traffic relatively easily though the drivers here are nuts. the roads have lots of holes & bumps - I'm positive i'm going to have to replace my shocks soon maybe every 6 months if this keeps up.
Posted by joann at August 30, 2004 11:34 AM