You Guessed It...

….OK actually not all of you did, but the correct answer is that I will be travelling 34,000 miles between now and the end of the year. Gold stars for four of you!! Currently, I’ve traveled about 9% of that distance… I’ve got a long way to go between now and December 31st!

I think this is a true statement for many people, but I absolutely love people watching when I’m traveling and am thrilled to have a TON of mileage to get to do it in the coming months. It is best in an airport because there are people from all over the world in one place- but, doable in just about every setting. Now, for instance, I’m at UCSD, in a small study room on campus in the main student center. I do sort of feel like I’m in an airport though- such a diverse population, not something I have been living with in North Carolina. I’ve seen some pretty different people- med students in their scrubs, sorority women in their matching t-shirts (duh), dancers practicing their set in the courtyard, professors in conversation with students, recruiters grilling their interviewees.

The marketing student in me has analyzed each one of them and has asked why they’re here in San Diego. I’ve guessed which combo they’re going to order at Burger King, what coffee they’ll order at Starbucks (all cold today because it is 78 degrees currently). I’ve created romantic dates for the couples walking hand in hand across campus, and stressful surgical sessions for the frazzled med student. The security officer patrolling the halls has come to be named Albus in my mind, as he has a long, feathery beard that reminds me of said wizard. The tiny computer geek to the left of me is planning a massive hack-session of the UC computer system, and he’s most likely already read what I’ve written about him.

No, I promise, I’m not going crazy. This is just a lovely habit and past time of mine that has gotten me through boring/ tough/ awkward situations. Especially ones where I’m alone (like now) or need a mental break, (also, like now). I suppose blogging can be a means of doing that too- hey look!