Life is Nomadic

This is going to be a 3 parter because this is going a very different direction than I initially thought...

Have you ever thought about nomadism? Moving around every few months or so to a bunch of world class cities has always been this itch I've had in the back of my head, but I don't know if that's what I really want.

I love having deep, long friendships. I love having a home that is mine and is comfortable. I love knowing the city I live in and being connected to it. Being a digital nomad feels a bit inherently shallow because you limit yourself with time.

But time is relative. Let me elaborate a bit here.

I've lived in Nashville for a year now. I feel like I know this city and can comfortably tell someone I'm from here. By no means am I a Nashville expert but I don't feel lost in this city either. But to someone who's lived here for 10 years I still haven't seen anything, and to someone who's lived here their whole life, they've grown with the city and seen how it's developed and understand it on a level I will never be able to.

My point is, we have finite time and one life. Choosing the places we live is like voting with our days, months, and years, that this is the place I want to be and I am sacrificing the ability to be in other places (because unfortunately you can only be in one place at a time).

I'm rambling, but I've wanted to get back into writing online. Journaling has always been rewarding + fulfilling to me and right now this is serving as a journal that I can use to flesh out my own thoughts or other people can disagree with me on and have an interesting conversation. Either way, I'm happy.