October 30, 2021: Reflection
Some thoughts on my trip: I was blown away by how gorgeous America is. We have almost every kind of climate or landscape that you could possibly want smushed into one country. I think it’s easy to romanticize other countries but we forget how special our own is. Each place you go has its own unique culture but they are united by a common goal: everyone wants to make the best of the life they were given. The countryside of America sprawls farther than description. It forms a world and reality completely separate from that of the cities. People live entirely different lives with entirely different problems. It’s no wonder conservatives and liberals are at odds; solutions needed in the cities are often useless to the countryside and vice versa. I made a lot of conservative friends along the way and have learned to sympathize with their struggles that are often dismissed and overlooked. Remember that extremists are the fringe of society. Most people, no matter where they fall on the political spectrum, are reasonable, good, and merely trying to pursue their own happiness.