5.29.2010

footsteps


I dream of living in a place where all I need is within walking distance.
I love getting to know a city on foot.
It's not the same story when you drive everywhere.
Today I walked down to 5th and Center, where the lovely Provo Farmers Market makes its home every Saturday.

I walked around the whole market and smelled the tamale and empanada booths, bought a loaf of Asiago Cheese Bread (and pulled off a hunk to eat, so delicious), got some raspberry lemonade and sat on the grass to enjoy the first day it really felt like summer.

It was so therapeutic. There is just something about a bunch of creative, hard-working people from your community, coming together to share what they love with you.

Everything taste sweeter when you know the hand that made it.

So I challenge you to walk a few steps further, take a left turn where you usually go right, and really see the world from a human's-eye-view.

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Lao Tzu

image via deviantart

1 comment:

Katya said...

so jealous! when i get back i am heading straight for that tamale booth!

i'm really excited to get to experience blackpool and toulouse that way-walking around and getting to really know the city on my own terms.