A friend asked me if I was available for one day. She had to show her friend around and she would like to ask me to help her explain something about local culture to her friend.
It was an interesting experience to show her friend around. I explained something about local temples, operas and food. For me, it was a great experience. I tried my best to explain local cultures to someone who had little knowledge about the region.
Then we took the metro, in a metro station, we waved goodbye to each other. That friend was glad and he indicated that it was good to “counter travel”. The reason why he said that was that he hosted my friend when my friend traveled in the country where he lives. And he had an opportunity to visit my friend.
“Counter travel”, that sounds like an interesting concept. After hearing what he said, I was just thinking about this idea. I’ve been to several countries and in some countries, I was so lucky that some friends could host me. I did enjoy staying in their places. They treated me well and I had a great time. Nonetheless, a key problem is that I haven’t had many opportunities to show them around.
For me, it would be great if some of those friends who used to host me could come visit me. However, a key thing is that it would be great to meet again. No matter where we would be, I believe that if we could meet again, it would be so wonderful. Additionally, we can talk a lot about our lives and what we have done over the last several years. We might talk a little bit about what we had done together or whatever. But really, it would be great to meet again.
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