Until today, I’ve never understood the urge to travel that some people have. To me, traveling is like buying a new gadget. Travel is amusing, fun, and memorable, but it’s also emotionally destitute and money gobbling. Travel is like “Lost in Translation” before Bob met Charlotte. During trip planning, I feel like I’ve already exhausted half the experience from researching the destination. So usually there’s no motivation to travel.
But today, I want to go to California, because Hirano Aya is going to sing at the Anime Expo there on 6-29. I’ll probably be able to find a recording of the performance on the web afterwards, but I still want to be there. Maybe it’s because there’s some sort of significance in seeing her in 3D for the first time. Maybe it’s because she’s an idol. Maybe.. I don’t know.
Every place becomes a mirror of yourself. Traveling is not about the places you go or the things you see, but the ways in which you change.
Incidentally, the Apple iPhone is also going to be released on 6-29.
Purple Haze, by borealnz
