When I was younger I thought that road trips were actually miserable.
I actually did not care about sitting still for longer than an hour or two at a time.
When I was dating somebody who lived 3 hours away, I honestly thought that I was trekking across the world to go visit him. These mornings I have a completely odd mindset about spending time on long travel excursions. In fact, I just finished taking a cross country train ride that spanned more than 2 mornings to complete. I would tell you that the trip was actually amazing, if it wasn’t for the exhausting indoor air quality contained on the train. If you have ever been stuck in a public transportation vehicle where you have no control over the indoor air quality or air temperature, you know how uncomfortable it can be. You quickly beginning to become claustrophobic when you cannot breathe truly plus you are dripping with sweat in your seat. This is something I realized within 5 minutes of climbing aboard the swelteringly hot train. As I climbed up the steps to the vehicle I realized that the indoor air was going to be stagnant plus humid. It felt like there was actually no air conditioning system whatsoever. I tried to settle down into my seat plus get comfortable despite the unlucky indoor air quality. However, as more passengers filed on, the indoor air quality only declined. Let me tell you, after two mornings of sitting on a stinky, sweaty train with no semblance of fresh air or circulation… I began reconsidering my opinion on traveling again.