Yesterday I was hanging out in Grand Rapids, then stayed the night at a friend's parents' house in Indiana, went to Chicago for a few hours and ended up in Milwaukee hanging out. I walked a couple miles in Chicago and then 5 in Milwaukee... not bad for having a 30 pound pack on.
Today I met a couple interesting people...
Joey was on the same train as me from Indiana to Chicago. He's from Puerto Rico and, when I mentioned the Dominican Republic, got excited about how they're just an island away.
Bill went to the Brewers game with me tonight. He was a police officer in DC in the 60s when riots started being all the rage.
Homeless dude spends his summers in Texas. He thought it was amazing that you could get an amtrak pass for 30 days for just $350 and informed me that he was going to start saving up right away.
I have met a lot of interesting people on my journey, and can't even tell you how many times a day I explain what I'm doing. But everyone seems to think that it is one of the coolest things they have heard of in a while.
I think, just maybe, I'm the coolest thing since sliced bread.
2 comments:
I did not know you had a 30 day amtrak pass... This whole thing makes a little more sense to me now! And 30 pound pack? Dang dude... You are intense.
And yes... You are right up there with sliced bread...
I love traveling for all the characters one can meet. I feel like it happens most often on public transportation. We're all trying to get somewhere but our paths overlap for a short time; it's pretty cool.
I am so jealous of your travels Kate! I want to be out and wandering the country. Do you know when you'll be back this way?
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