I Pity Drivers in Big Cities

     Ever since I sold my last vehicle before moving from Florida to Seattle, I have had to use alternative means of transportation.  I am not going to lie, I was pretty sure that I would be miserable but so far it has actually enhanced my experience in Seattle.  Don't get me wrong, I actually love driving, especially the part where you make driving playlists and go on road trips, but I have a sneaking suspicion that I would be overly stressed out and maybe even get in a punching match if I was driving here.

     What I have come to realize though, is how much more you get to experience the city if it is not just sweeping past you vision at sixty miles an hour. At slower paces you have time to absorb and appreciate the environment.  Know, I know that I am very lucky to be able to just walk to work downtown in about twenty minutes or take a  bus in about the same amount of time. I take it for granted sometimes, but every once in a while it really hits me.  One second, I'll be rummaging through my phone for something to listen to then I'll look up and be struck by the light playing off the skyscrapers or the mountains just beyond the urban sprawl.  When I was driving, I feel that I was often so caught up in the act of driving that I would miss these kind of things most of the time.

     I know that I am going to buy a motorcycle sooner or later and I'll start driving again, but for now I am thankful that I can experience the city in this way. I love the chance to be able to see things in a new light and experience things that I would have missed otherwise.