Parks in the middle of the city are refreshing. The fresh grass, the green, the people lounging around reading or just enjoying their surroundings. It’s an oasis away from the concrete and the traffic and the business suits. I like to sit on the grass, under the trees and look up into the sky. The trees have a protective feeling over me and I just feel safe. Not only safe but comfortable. I could probably feel this way in most parks I go to. It’s also interesting to take note of the kinds of people who spend their time in parks. Are they locals or tourists? What are they doing? Keeping themselves occupied while they sit in the park or, just sit.
I like anywhere with benches too. Sometimes it seems that people never make use out of the benches and seats are placed haphazardly around the city, but it’s nice to just sit and enjoy them once in awhile. Take a breather and just sit. Not even do anything, just sit and look at where you are. Feel the breeze, people watch, and just be.
I don’t like going where there are lots of people. I don’t like feeling rushed and I don’t like the feeling of being suffocated in a public space. I hate being crammed into somewhere and I don’t like hustle. I know I’m one of those people sometimes, but I try not to be and I try to be aware of it. I like my space and I’m aware of my space. Some of these places include transit hubs, the business district of the city, busy shopping districts, tourist attractions, I guess places where people NEED to go, but don’t necessarily want to be. It’s a fact of life, I suppose.
I also hate the dentist. If there was one place I wouldn’t want to go to for the rest of my natural born life it would be the dentist. The minute I wake up knowing I have to go to the dentist I feel tense and I worry. The bright flourescent lights, and cold tiles, the white of the walls, the meaningless paintings that are put up to ease patients. I hate it all. I hate the sound of lying back on the dentist chair, the plastic sound and the smell of plastic and dental liquids and gels. Ugh, makes me cringe. Just writing about it right now I can smell it.
Hospitals are the same way but it’s more of a sadness and dreariness that I associate with hospitals. I don’t think there is any way to make a hospital more pleasant. I hate being at the hospital too.
