East Cape Girardeau, MO – I have to admit, when I tell people how much I travel I get two responses. One being, “That must suck.” And the other, “That must be so cool.” Honestly, they’re both true. While I love traveling because I learn so much and meet new people, I don’t have a lot of control over where I travel. People are under the impression that I am in locations like Milan and Paris every week, when in reality the destinations are unrecognizable to most.
Before I left for this gig, I saw my college roommate in New Orleans and she asks, “So where are you going this time?” And I said, “East Cape Girardeau, Illinois.”
Now my friend is very well traveled herself. She was in the Peace Corps and her parents are each doctors who took her abroad with their mission work as she grew up. “Ah, the Midwest, ” she blankly stared at me and said forcing a reassuring smile. “Never heard of it… have fun.”
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