Man, New Zealand place is gorgeous. They shot a large majority of Lord of the Rings there, and I've been enchanted with it ever since I watched the movie again with a friend this past weekend. I simply can't draw my eyes away from scenes of nature I've found...
It would be simply lovely to live there, I believe. Especially compared to here in the center of the United States, surrounded by soybeans, corn, and cement-filled towns. Sure, those things exist in nearly every developed country nowadays, but there's more free, untouched land in New Zealand than here, and the ocean is hardly ever very far away. I'd be able to find a job, get food, and live from day to day, appreciating the air I breathe, the sky I live under, and the music in everything I heard.
I feel the same way about Japan. I've applied to live there for 6 weeks this summer on exchange. No matter where I go - whether it is rural or urban - I know it will be an entirely new experience, and get me out of this agricultural wasteland (of nearly inestimable value).
I honestly can't see myself tethered here for much longer than I need to be. Opportunities are scarce for someone with beliefs like mine: I simply need to move, to feel something new. I need different air, not just a different car or a different game to keep me complacent, which is precisely what I'll find if I continue down the prescribed path. I don't know whether this is just teenage angst or a legitimate conflict that I face, but either way, it feels like I should be somewhere different, doing and learning different things. Foreign lands, foreign thoughts and feelings and ideas beckon to me every day.
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