Even though I have lived in the same house, in the same neighborhood, in the same city my entire life, I know I would be happy living in a variety of places. Moving would expose me to new
5 L7 [ d5 l' K0 Wpeople, new weather, and new housing.
9 X; M1 ^, j7 hEven if I were to move to another part of my city, I would encounter new people. Each
* e2 s( `' I0 U+ |neighborhood has a distinct personality. When I move to that neighborhood, I would meet the shopkeepers and residents that shape that personality. I may even adopt part of their manner as my own so I could be recognized as part of that community. 6 o7 c, l% l# S$ E0 w( s- d6 Z( Y* e
* U+ f. y6 F5 n2 hIf I want to encounter different weather patterns, I would have to move beyond my city. Where I live now, it is the same temperature all year. I would like to go to a place where there are four seasons so I can experience really cold temperatures. I would like to walk in the snow and perhaps go skiing. I could learn winter sports if I lived in the north. # a+ Y1 l+ w3 G) I' Z
1 q3 r% f# f; v0 V% B1 O6 ~Now, of course, I live with my parents in their home. It is a one story house built around a ) q' I$ P8 x, K6 ~# H- M4 F2 x
courtyard where our family spends a lot of time. If I were to move, I would like to live in an 2 b8 Y s, Y4 n5 ^9 `
apartment on a very high floor so I could see all around me. I could also meet my neighbors in the elevator and we could get together for coffee in my apartment. 6 R* o+ ]8 n. @3 S
The more I move the more I would experience change. I would meet new people in everyplace I
1 |7 s: l7 p8 e/ }lived; I could move to sample countries with four seasons or even a continent like Antarctica : G6 I" O5 l$ k! Y2 f/ T
which only has two. Wherever I lived, I would experience living in housing particular to that area. I would then be a citizen of the world, wouldn’t I? Could you call me a foreigner if I called
7 ^) [, L- o* |: Ieveryplace my home? |