6.22.2012

new places


To know a person you must talk and listen to them
To know a place you must walk and, yes, even listen to it.
Walk it in circles 
up down
up down
all around,
around town.

Build a muscle memory of it.
The turns will come instinctively.
The culture of the place will be a part of you
you will not say "please" to a shopkeeper like a tourist
nor will you smile on the streets.
But be as the locals
stoic, fluida part of the place you now live in.

12 comments:

  1. Everything looks so pretty! I love how you write(:

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  2. This is a beautiful post! Just simply beautiful.

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  3. what beautiful words! i love the line, "the culture of the place will be a part of you" ;)
    xo TJ

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  4. such pretty pictures for such gorgeous words :)

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  5. beautiful all the way around:)
    thanks for stopping by my blog the other day, i am now a new follower of yours! its great!

    <3
    Kenzie

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  6. ahhhh, this gives me an itch to travel! xoxo

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  7. lovely!


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