“I wish I was
Homeward bound
Home where my thought’s escaping
Home where my music’s playing
Home where my love lies waiting
Silently for me” Paul Simon
I’m finally home after about two weeks of traveling back to the US with my DH. While there, we met with friends and family, did some work for the Train Gamer’s Association, and packed our household goods into a truck for the DH and oldest son to drive cross country to Long Beach where the goods would go into a container for shipping. My sweetheart will be back home with me by Wednesday (if all goes right).
So why did I open this post with a quote from one of my favorite Simon and Garfunkle tunes? Because I missed being home almost from the minute our plane touched down at Chicago O’Hare.
Don’t get me wrong. I love visiting with friends and seeing my family, but I’m one of those peculiar introverted extrovert people. Most (not all) authors are introverts to some degree. All that means is that we don’t just occasionally want solitude, we need it like a duck needs water. Then again, because we spend so much time in solitude when we get among people we’re almost manic in our need to put it all out there.
I love to travel. See places, hear new voices, experience the unusual (to me). With the friends we have around the globe, traveling is always satisfying and usually generates new writing ideas. However, at some point, that introverted part of me starts whining about home. That’s the point when I need some solitude. If I don’t have commitments to other people while I’m traveling, I can often get enough solitude to keep me going for the rest of the journey without having to go all the way home. However, occasions like this last trip, when every minute is planned and occupied with people and activity, stretch my ability to extrovert to the max. At the end of two weeks, I was exhausted. Getting home was great. I’ve had close to three full days of solitude and quiet. By the time my sweetie gets home, I’ll be ready to spend time with him and some local friends.
What about you? Do you love to travel? Would you rather be with friends and/or family or would you prefer some ‘alone’ time? Leave a comment and let me know if you’re introverted or extroverted and how traveling impacts that part of your life. Be sure to join me next week for more RAmblin’. I’m pretty sure I’ll be time traveling.
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