Why we travel
T quoted I don’t remember who, saying “we travel to find a good place to die” – sort of a gloomy view – I would say we travel to learn more about where we are – coming back home after Austin, I felt an incredible sense of belonging that New Orleans offers, that the LaLa has, the dogs and the cat welcome us back into our routine, our vista of the bayou, our bed, our coffee pot, toaster, and water glasses. We return to the old and familiar but having been away they are now imbued with significance and meaning in ways not having left could never apply.