After being home for a few months, we've realized that a lot has changed -- especially us. I think when people return to their hometowns they get a feeling of being smothered...didn't we grow out of this a long time ago, after all? I imagine lots of gen y-ers are feeling this as they go back to living with parents and relatives while waiting out this economic catastrophe.
We're no exception to feeling this way, but we're going to try to make the most of being here. And we're beginning to see that while we'll trek around the world to explore Asia, we've hardly ever ventured out in our own little region.
I've noticed a lot of people this summer are opting for "stay-cations" rather than spending a ton to go somewhere far away. While I'm a huge proponent of international travel, I'm also trying to appreciate the exploration you can do without driving too far. For us that means for the remainder of the summer, we'll be posting about Western New York history and culture.
We've both started jobs at the Chautauqua Institution. About four years ago I interned as a reporter for the paper there, and it's a phenomenal place to meet authors, academics and explorers. So expect some posts on the lecture/entertainment scene at CI.
We hope to get a new appreciation of where we come from and maybe some answers to where we're going. We also encourage others to do the same and to share their experiences of rediscovering their hometowns and regions with us.
hey,
I'm going back home for my holiday/vacation in July. My top priority is to eat all the stuff I can't get here; a nice meat pie (all meat, gravy on top with the mas and peas), a chili dog from the same place, a steak sandwich, a Greek salad with fetta (unlike the one this clown makes in his restaurant http://joji1909.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/real-vittles/ ), my dad's roast, some real chargrill chicken and some other things I haven't thought of yet.
btw, did you guys have kimchi withdrawal? I'm a little worried as it's been nearly two years since I was last back in Oz.
Posted by: George Deftereos | 07/13/2009 at 01:04 AM