Exploring New Destinations? Why?

By Anita Degbe

Not a long time ago, I discovered that I love to explore other cities not far from where I live.

When sometimes I don’t really know what to do with my friends, we just decide to go an hour from Chicago to visit a little town and explore it. Sometimes you are not very far from home but it seems like you are in another world, because everything is so different. When you live in a big city as Chicago and you go to little town or a suburb it is so delightful, restful, fun and relaxing.

The last time I had this experience, it was with a friend, a very close friend and we decided to go to a little vacation city, and we really enjoyed it. We had fun like we were on a big trip and we tried every activity we could. The weather, the people in there, the ambiance was so perfect for relaxing.

What can you experience?

Foolishness: So on a Friday afternoon, we were bored, everything and everyday had been the same for a while, and we just decided to go to Lake Geneva. First we talked about it as a joke but it became serious, very serious! We looked for it on Google Maps and saw that it was just an hour away from Chicago. We packed our things and went for a weekend adventure.

Fun: On our way, we listened to very good music and talked a lot about everything - both sad things and joyful things - about everything we had on our minds. We were very excited and happy to feel free. It was funny how we struggled to get a hotel to stay in because every hotel room was booked, but we finally found a creepy one to stay in. It was annoying at first but this remains the funniest part of our adventure.

Dope memories: The room was so dirty, smelly and old. It had spider webs and we couldn’t even walk barefoot on the floor. There was also a group of people and their children playing and screaming in the hallway, behaving like they were in their own house. We did our best to be outside most of the time and to go to the hotel just to take a shower, rest or sleep. The town itself was just like paradise, the beach, the boat tour, the Jet Ski, the ice cream and every other thing was just different. We spent 2 whole days in Lake Geneva and it was like a whole week because we did a lot of things.

Relaxation: After coming back home we felt relieved, de-stressed and like new.

Everybody should try this kind of experience because when you have a job or you have a daily activity, you can get out from your routine effortlessly and not spend a lot of money, especially if you don’t have enough money to buy a plane ticket. To make sure that you maximize the magical effect, I suggest you go with your loved ones (sister, closest friend, husband or wife)

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