I lived a much richer, happening life in Nepal, I must learn to do that here

When I was in Nepal I was meeting friends and acquaintances on the regular, going out and about places, exploring new cuisines, eating at new restaurants, getting to know people, learning the terroire, and generally living an enriching life. Oh all the time I spent at the cafes listening to people and generally getting my ass hauled out of my parents' place too.

Not to add all the traveling and exploring I did specially this last trip, the short one.

In Seattle I do none of that, pretty much. I don't go to cafes, I don't meet people on the regular, I treat this place like an adversarial foreign territory that doesn't warranty learning about or exploring. Doesn't seem to pique my interests.

Which is bad, not just for my relationship with the community but for me personally, because my life in Nepal was richer, more socially rewarding and intellectually inspiring. In Seattle it's so much more 'meh', I don't learn new things, and don't get inspired.

I must learn to replicate the rich tapestry of experience of living in Kathmandu in Seattle. I must meet more people, hang out more, be out and about, overhear conversations, wet myself with the local knowledge, understand the population. For it is only by understanding people can you win them over. I don't need to be yet another outsider, a cloudliver in the emerald city.

I must learn to live a richer, more rewarding life in Seattle and make the most of my stay here.

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