#2 (free)

Places I want to go/ Things I want to write about:

India/ riding an elephant, the jungle
Central African Republic/ poverty, how to find hope, smiles
Kenya/ recovering from war
Uganda/ children soldiers
Budapest, Hungary/ my ancestry
Rome, Italy/ innovations ahead of history
Juneau, Alaska/ sleddogs
California/ surfing and tattoos
Chile/ mountains
Amazon Rainforest/ life in a forest, nature, animals
Vietnam/ rice
Tokyo, Japan/ technology, lights
Israel/ Jesus, faith, journeys
Egypt/ pyramids, market trade
Istanbul, Turkey/ art, architecture

I know this is a very sporadic and random list, but I feel that it never hurts to dream. This list is by no means finished, I would love to see every part of the world if I could. Realizing that this would be hard, and that a certain amount of time in one place is required in order to truly appreciate it, I have compiled this elementary collection. You will notice that most of these places are not typical tourist destinations. This is because I do not long to go to a location that is designed for visitors. I want to go somewhere that presents a unique point of view. I want to write about the people that live there and their experiences and learn from them. Currently, my poetry really only expresses my personal experiences from the United States. Leaving the country and learning about new cultures would be truly eye-opening and would definitely allow me to create many very interesting poems.