Sunday, March 22, 2015
Travel Notes
Travel is the fastest way to learn. No other experience teaches faster. Spending $300 on a flight can usually gain you $3000 in experience - perhaps $30,000 if you are an astute observer.
The other side of travel that is not glamorous is that travel is a process of waiting. You sit in the car and wait to get to the airport. You wait in line for your boarding pass. You wait in line at security. You wait in the terminal for the plane to be ready. You wait in line to board the plane. You sit on the plane and wait until the flight ends. You wait to exit the plane. You wait for baggage. You wait for the rental car or the taxi. You arrive at your hotel. Then, you no longer wait, and can now enjoy the fruit of the destination!
Houston
I have spent three weeks thus far in Houston. I do not need a jacket. I wear short sleeves everywhere. Wearing a sport jacket often meets with curious stares - not so much impolite, but inquisitive.
There are stores and malls of all sizes and types. You can find any type of food to eat. You can find any sort of specialty shops. The roads are always humming with traffic. Large trucks are everywhere with heavy equipment, machinery and product.
The atmosphere is that of the Gulf Coast. There is always moisture in the air. You can smell the water in the air. The lower clouds are always thick, and you hardly see the upper atmospheric clouds such as Cirrus clouds. The sky is bright blue - as opposed to the dark deep blue of the Midwest - Missouri latitudes and higher.
The people generally do not give much care to their appearances, as one would expect in a large city. Perhaps hard labor wears on the body and the soul of many.
However, the people are excessively polite. I have heard only one guy say the word “motherF**Ker” in a business office. I have had guys say, “sorry” because they were near me and perhaps I looked at them like I needed to proceed forward. Perhaps my stare is intimidating…
I have seen a few cycling pelotons riding through a boulevard. I have seen some runners, too, although I expected to see a lot more for a city this size.
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Freddy Martini
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