i typed "two roads diverged in a yellow wood" into the google search engine and there were actual pictures of this road in the yellow woods! i hope the picture isn't photoshopped.
so i typed this infamous line into the search bar because i feel like i'm definitely standing at the fork of the road, thinking about which path to take. i want to take the plunge and leave to experience something i never have, yet i don't know whether or not i'm fully committed to the thought. there's always the compromise, but watching some videos on youtube reminded me of how much i've missed out on. i love my hometown, hong kong. it's a really vibrant and full-force city. though i haven't traveled much, i can't imagine any city being too similar. there's also that nostalgia element; i was born there and therefore feel connected to that city more than another city. also, my parents and their parents were born and grew up there. i want to know more about what it has to offer outside of the tourist spots i end up going to on my short trips back once every two summers. i guess the compromise isn't too bad. one month traveling around mainland china to study art history. i suppose that would be more unique and something i probably won't be able to do once i graduate from college. i'm sure whichever i choose will be fun and exciting in its own ways.
i was never too interested in traveling. i never felt compelled to visit every country to experience other cultures. i just thought the weeks you spend in a city doesn't actually give you the true essence of the place. for example, new york city may be what non-u.s americans first think of when they think of the U.S. but the truth is, nyc is far from representative of the rest of new york, let alone the entire country. now that i'm older i realize that it's still worth it to see the world, even if it's not seeing every part of what makes the city, and country, unique. i guess tourists spots and main attractions aren't bad and can still be telling.
i can't wait to see what is ahead of me. i want to be lost in a foreign place, try a foreign cuisine, hear a foreign language, be a foreigner.
