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I rewrote this a couple of times because I am trying to not come out as a put down. It is not intended that way. I am just curious. Everyone lives in a bubbl

I rewrote this a couple of times because I am trying to not come out as a put down. It is not intended that way. I am just curious. Everyone lives in a bubble of some sort most of the time. Work, family, friends, sports, Do you think then that most people who are interesting can be found on trains and obscure bars in far off places? Or just that the "bubble" that is your more daily life just isn't conducive to meeting interesting people closer to home? Or it might be that you meet people with some of the same priorities as yourself when you do meet follow travelers.

serjester 4y ago
People with radically different life experiences tend to be interesting. Traveling, by definition, makes you more likely to run into those kind of people. My last trip took me to Georgia. As someone that immigrated from Russia as a child, meeting Russians that are debating a similar decision today was eye opening - they have the same hopes, dreams and fears that we had 20 years ago. In the US, I’ve never felt understood in that respect. This is one of many. I can’t imagine my life without those experiences.