Post #1 "Stranger In a Strange Land"

Post #1 "Stranger In a Strange Land"

  I haven't had many experiences with being a "stranger in a strange land", but one expeirence I've had was on a trip to Boston with my family.  Having lived in Gainesville for almost all my life, I'm used to traveling everwhere in town by car.  While in Boston traffic can be a little heavier than it is here in Gainesville.  So car was not always the best option.  So my family and I would end up taking the subway, or just walk to a lot of places around town. I remember walking around town with my cousin and we had to get home by taking the subway. To me the subway system was so confusing, having to look at the maps to make sure you know which train to get on, and where you need to get off.  My cousin and I had successfully gotten on the right train, but, however, we did not get off at the correct stop.  Me not wanting to embarrass myself and ask for directions, we ended up spending an extra amount of time walking around until we decided to go wait back at the station.  So we ended up having to wait about another twenty minutes or so for the train to finally come back so we could go home.

Also on our trip to Boston I started to notice their accent a lot more.  For example, we went to a restaurant right off the beach and I remember the waitress saying something that they had a special on "lobsta" that day. I couldn't restrain myself from laughing, becuase for some reason I found their accent to be hysterical.  I would tease my cousins about their accents all the time! 

Being "stranger in a strange land", doesn't always have to apply to moving and living in another country, but like in my you can have the feeling in your own country.  Also this could occur even in the same town you've lived in for your whole life.  Another good example of a "stranger in a strange land" would be changing schools.