I have spent a week in Arizona, and I have to say I have had some
interesting days. Most of my ideas on the American people have been
wrong as was my view on this state as well. I have been shrouded in a
bit of ignorance but I have learned from it.
The people here are just like the ones back home, there are nice ones
and then not so nice ones and everything works better when one person
is courteous to another, in any country.
My whole life I have
tried to have a lower expectation from anywhere that I have gone and
from the activities that I have done, for the simple reason of not
wanting to be disappointed. It actually has worked for quite a few
things but of course there is an exception to every rule.
When
you look forward to something and it’s better than what you expect it
gives you hope. Hope for the next thing that you do, or the place that
you go. In the way of the former scenario I was always looking to be
disappointed, that's what I have been looking forward to for a good part
of my life.
While I didn’t look forward to this trip I also
wasn’t preparing myself for the worst and I think that had a positive
effect. I came here with an open mind to see and experience
new things. I am happy to say that for the most part I enjoyed myself.
In the future, I will have to try to change my way of thinking like I have done so far.
For
now, I am looking forward to seeing my dogs, eating at home, and
sleeping in my own bed, and that is something I have always looked
forward to and have never been disappointed.
Scott Goerz
