My friend Mark was worried about being able to find my old hometown from the Canadian Border and then find his way around once he arrived. I sent a screenshot map of the town and said "Not even." This is the screenshot:
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| This the heart of the "city" Any excluded streets are more "roads", much less populated, and all lead out of town |
As it turns out, he arrived before I did, he found it so easily. Mark commented on what a nice little town it is. "Welcome to my hometown" I told him. (sorta, technically where I lived is twenty minutes away but the majority of my formative years were spent in this town)
It was interesting to see it through stranger's eyes. The Cascade Range as a backdrop is normal and not really noticed if you live there. Gorgeous and dramatic if you're not though. The quiet was unusual as well, I'd forgotten how quiet that town is. There really isn't a "bad part of town" as even the run down houses have charm and are few and far between.
It is a little redneck town full of lots of trucks, loggers, hunters, and camo. But it's full of familiar faces and streets. It's full of people that stop to ask if you need help or just because they're curious about what you're doing.
It really is a nice little town once you removed your own personal filter.
Being in his old house was a little strange. It's been updated so doesn't have a time capsule feel but more of a fever dream feel. I've spent so much time in that house, that driveway, that garage yet it's been twenty-five years. Just the thought of that amount of time passed is enough to disoriented.
Then fast forward a few days and through the magic of the facebook I found the last remaining person of our high school group. We messaged back and forth and he mentioned that it was "a good place to be from" which surprised me because he got the eff out of town as soon as we graduated.
Again, perspective has removed any filters. Everyone has grown up and moved on and most of us are past all the childhood b.s. that has happened. Sure there is always that guy or girl but most of my adult experiences in that town have been good.
Sometimes I think us humans just see things through certain lenses and never notice that things change or we change. Or that the lenses need cleaning.
It is a little redneck town full of lots of trucks, loggers, hunters, and camo. But it's full of familiar faces and streets. It's full of people that stop to ask if you need help or just because they're curious about what you're doing.
It really is a nice little town once you removed your own personal filter.
Being in his old house was a little strange. It's been updated so doesn't have a time capsule feel but more of a fever dream feel. I've spent so much time in that house, that driveway, that garage yet it's been twenty-five years. Just the thought of that amount of time passed is enough to disoriented.
Then fast forward a few days and through the magic of the facebook I found the last remaining person of our high school group. We messaged back and forth and he mentioned that it was "a good place to be from" which surprised me because he got the eff out of town as soon as we graduated.
Again, perspective has removed any filters. Everyone has grown up and moved on and most of us are past all the childhood b.s. that has happened. Sure there is always that guy or girl but most of my adult experiences in that town have been good.
Sometimes I think us humans just see things through certain lenses and never notice that things change or we change. Or that the lenses need cleaning.
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