City vibe

For all of my talk about how much I hate cities, it is ironic how much they seem to suit me. A university in a city, is probably better than a university in the middle of nowhere. Even though I love the middle of nowhere, it is probably the one time in my life that I actually want to be somewhere where I can go places.

Like at Madison, probably one of the best things about the locations is State Street, which literally is a walking street. You walk, and are overwhelmed by the sheer amount of how many different stores, cafés, restaurants, and everything in between…there are. So many things to see, or do.

Even though I, with all my heart, love the middle of nowhere, and want to live in the middle of nowhere, I can’t imagine not having that, and not being able to go everywhere and do everything. During the time of university, specifically. I still love the middle of nowhere, and want to live up straight in nature. With nothing to do. (I’ll find things to do, and I’ll drive if needed. But this will liberate me from doing things, or even feeling like I have to do things. City things, I mean). Because a university can’t even be in the middle of nowhere. I mean, surely, it makes more sense in a city. Bustling with life. So the contributions…actually go somewhere. A city is what? A group of people, basically.

It has to be a safe city, though. I’ve heard about campuses that first of all are in the middle of nowhere and it’s depressing because there’s nothing to do but school. Basically my life anyway, with my major, BUT. Or campuses that have unsafe cities…=can’t even go anywhere. That sucks. Can’t feel safe. So you’ll make me suffer the perils of a city (hating a city) but not even give me the reward aka the doing things and feeling safe and it being nice to walk around? Hell nah, I don’t like that, not for me.

It’s so different from how it was at home, and I never even knew the difference. Combined with friends, practically living with friends, and independence! It’s the perfect addition, the perfect equation, the perfect formula.

I love my little café trips, errand runs to stores, dinner nights with friends…and walking distance too.

I love that about European streets, and cities that you can just…walk and everything is in walking distance, and there’s so much to do. Madison is like that.

Walking + bus = great. Driving + parking = not so great.

Oh yeah, something else that is great about cities is the fashion, the inspo, the people watching (psych, if you’re into that). It’s a great feeling to be able to walk around in a nice city in nice weather, in a nice stylish outfit, with sunglasses, with perfume on. Put together. On the way to class perhaps? Feeling fulfilled with education. Or a café to do something fun? (That would be this blog, for me). AND LISTENING TO MUSIC IS THE CHERRY ON TOP. That way, you feel like a main character, or like you’re in a music video. That combination is actually to die for. You haven’t lived life until you’ve done it. Walking around with a drink/sweet treat? That is living.

Music makes walking so fun.

I saw a funny meme the other day about “a girl leaves with all of her lip products and a dream.” EXACTLY.