Wander Lust


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luggageI’ve had wander lust my entire life. As a kid I would come up with any excuse what so ever to leave the house. Mostly I just walked to the gas station and sat on the steps sipping a soda or I went to the park and hung out with the other kids. I never really wanted to do anything, I just wanted to be somewhere else for a while.

As I got older I walked up and down the streets of town. When I began driving I would cruise to the next town over and hang out on the main strip, then it was crossing the state line up into Kansas to hang out at the skateboard park, and finally at the age of 18 I excitedly moved 2 states away to be on my own. But my wander lust was only briefly satisfied. After a few more moves I ended up back where I started, and dying to get out. I would dream of a life almost like The Beach, except without the murderous drug growers.

Costa Rica waterfallYet my desire to go somewhere has been in high gear lately. Every time Dearest hears about a new store opening in somewhere else I’m bugging him to apply for a transfer. And now that Trish has started talking about her upcoming move to Costa Rica I’m even more fjumpy. I’m ready to go, now. I stayd up far too late last night ignoring emails, knitting, and the dishes to pour over every blog, website, and travel guide on Costa Rica I could find. It’s been my new obsession for a few days now really.

I don’t want to live the life of some globe trotter, I just want a change of scenery. Somewhere comfortable and relaxing and still new and unknown that I can sit in for a while. I don’t care if the grass is or isn’t greener on the other side, I just want to watch it grow somewhere else for a while.

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Published by: Summer on December 28th, 2007 | Filed under life



5 Responses to “Wander Lust”

  1. Mama Zen Says:
    December 28th, 2007 at 9:00 pm

    I get that same feeling sometimes! Just an urge to DRIVE!

  2. DancingMooney Says:
    December 29th, 2007 at 11:18 am

    I know all too well what you mean, and just recently relocated myself earlier this year. There probably really isn’t anything exciting about where I live now, but for me, it’s all NEW, and i’m enjoying it! I’ve been one of those people all my life, I get bored with the same pace, and need to change things up a bit every now and then… Keep dreaming hun, and if you dream hard enough, some day it might just come true.
    ;)
    Janell
    P.S. I enjoy reading your blog, so glad I found it…

  3. trish Says:
    December 29th, 2007 at 11:31 am

    I say - do more than dream! Arp and I have been dreaming for literally years. It’s taken a lot of guts to get to the next level, but I wish we had done it sooner. And by the way, I have seen the grass in Costa Rica. In a literal sense, it *actually IS greener” than any grass I have ever seen before ;-)

  4. Michelle at Scribbit Says:
    January 7th, 2008 at 11:30 pm

    I’m with you, if I had money I wouldn’t be up for huge houses or fancy cars but travel–now that’s what I’d love.

  5. Arp Says:
    January 10th, 2008 at 8:54 am

    Every dream has to start somewhere - I’ve had wanderlust since I was 16. It took nearly 20 years before I actually did something about it.

    Arp’s last blog post..Is getting stumbled worth it?

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