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 7 E6 ?. }, q7 q& [& Z+ c2 h ]
people, new weather, and new housing.
+ y/ N% E; B5 l1 ~' J! fEven if I were to move to another part of my city, I would encounter new people. Each ?) l" k/ G5 A9 k
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. + Y- c* _" N1 \6 n' }2 H! e/ R
) {2 K/ G/ `' L' Q- G9 _# j4 r% S# \
If 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.
3 h4 r& N; @4 X, q, i9 C 7 B) H) Y" z& Q7 J$ N* l4 T
Now, of course, I live with my parents in their home. It is a one story house built around a . ^8 Q& I2 U0 D* D8 W
courtyard where our family spends a lot of time. If I were to move, I would like to live in an 0 d1 h4 _ B/ `' E& t8 f- \
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. " f5 t+ D0 X9 R9 |) f! R
The more I move the more I would experience change. I would meet new people in everyplace I 0 |3 ]/ ` z' m/ Q+ i
lived; I could move to sample countries with four seasons or even a continent like Antarctica 5 I9 h L* N8 v
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 ) I+ z; P* o* {+ V7 O" E9 B
everyplace my home? |
发表于 2012-8-14 23:46:10
