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Originally Posted by grizy
You literally started the post saying yes then finished by saying, in effect, NK is the last (or something close to last) place on earth you’d visit.
A ton of other places != last.
NK would be a struggle for me because I know it wouldn't be much fun but I have a feeling when it's all over I'd be really glad I did it and richer for it. But there are plenty of other places I'd get a lot out of as well, and have some fun at least, w/o the risk.
Say on one extreme is sitting on a beach in Cancun. It's pleasant, you get to drink pina coladas. But when you go back you're not really any richer for it, just more relaxed. But maybe if you live in the midwest, it's February, and your job is super stressful - this is exactly what you need.
On the other end is uncomfortable, somewhat risky, awkward stuff like staying with some indigenous family in the jungle while you sweat and get eaten alive by bugs. You learn a lot and come back with all kinds of experience and great stories - and hopefully no bot fly larvae growing under your skin. But it wasn't all that fun or relaxing.
To me, every vacation is somewhere on that spectrum. I try to force myself into at least some adventurous/enriching stuff, even though a big part of me just wants to sit at an outdoor cafe somewhere and drink while I watch the world go by. But I know if I don't get some adventure in I won't feel as recharged when I get back.
You go to NK and have an experience like the tea shop girl - it stays with you your whole life. You look at your own world a little differently because of it.
Last edited by suzzer99; 03-02-2019 at 12:33 AM.