I'm tucked away someplace quiet for the week, where I have to venture out for internet and phone access in the morning. Now I'm sitting in a little cafe, getting some work done and listening to the locals talk about triathlons, traveling, Santa Claus—conversation flowing seamlessly between faces who see each other every day, and probably have for a decade. Have you ever been "a local"? I'm not sure I have since leaving my hometown, but it seems like it'd be such a nice feeling, such an easy feeling.
Above—a place I do frequent, though there's no one to know me by name—my favorite lunch break reading spot.
Beautiful place. <3
ReplyDeleteI like to make my own local in the big city I inhabit; the sushi place where I dine at least once a week, the cafe where I get my morning tea. At the same time I love the anonymity Toronto provides. Having grown up in a smaller place, I see the joy in both.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely quiet week.
I've never been a local, though I always wish I were! Perhaps I'll change this soon. It's always fun to sit in a coffee drop and hear conversations of people who have probably know each other for years. Comforting, in a way.
ReplyDeleteHope you're enjoying your time away. I owe you an email, I haven't forgotten!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great view you have in that reading spot!
i have been living in the same town for five years, and i work part-time at a coffee shop ... locals are the best! one of my favorite locals brought in a painting of him and his cat this morning because i showed him pictures of my new kitten on my cell phone! he said painted portraits were all they had before newfangled cell phone cameras! :) the best!
ReplyDeletehave a wonderful, quiet time away.
I love being a local. It's comforting to know that there's this certain place that makes you feel secured and comfortable. I would love living in different places and witness different culture, too. I want to taste a little bit of what life is like in different cities. But I think I will always go home to the place I'm born. :)
ReplyDeleteI feel like you're never a "local" in a big city. There are pockets of neighborhoods and if you care to you can get to know shop owners and neighbors or if you are like me, an observer, you can live there and interact but never feel like they know you or you them.
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