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In reply to the discussion: If you could move abroad, would you? [View all]HillWilliam
(3,310 posts)There's SO much to take in!
When I was little, I was stuck in Appalachia, dreaming of a big, wide world out there that I'd heard existed beyond the poverty and limitations that existed around me. When I left high school, though my grades were excellent my only way out was to join the military. I got to see a good bit of America and to go to Europe.
Let me tell you, the first time I set foot in a church I knew had existed for 1,000 years, this poor hick was so awestruck I could hardly lift the other foot to enter the nave. The frescoes were being lovingly restored; the stones were worn down with a millennium of reverent prayer. The thought of a thousand years of gratitude, pleas, and praise floored me.
Appreciating the architecture, learning new languages, tasting new foods, ... all of these things were wonderful to me and have made for warm memories to give me joy in my older years.
Would I do it again? Dangbetcha. There are things my DH has never seen that I'd give anything to share with him.