[travel] Gradual reconvergence

[mattbell]

My trip has been ordered in such a way that things get more and more similar to the San Francisco bay area as my trip comes to a close. 

Compared to Cairo, Athens felt just like home.
Compared to Athens, Amsterdam felt just like home.
Compared to Amsterdam, London felt just like home.
Compared to London, Toronto felt just like home.

I gave myself the deepest culture shocks early on (Vietnam, India) and then gradually worked my way back to what is familiar.  I'm merging back into traffic on the highway instead of just dropping into the middle of it and hitting the accelerator.

Comments

[nasu-dengaku.livejournal.com]

No, Edinburgh looked more like the inside of a hotel room. It was filled with hot and very literary women though, so I didn't really complain.

[miriam-littlebones.blogspot.com (from livejournal.com)]

Well, there's nothing wrong with the inside of a hotel room...I didn't hear you complaining, anyway ;)