So I will be honest. Although I love when I try new things, I am often really scared to do so. Not everyone knows this about me but I have suffered from panic attacks and social phobia for a long time. I love the thought of adventure but I want someone (Mike) there to hold my hand while I jump into it.Example: the train.
One thing that is really awesome about where we live is that we are in walking distance from a train station. We can easily hop a train and be in the city, hassle and traffic free, in 30 minutes. Sounds great. However, in my mind it was really scary. I imagined the New York subway system. Dirty, smelly, hot, scary people and all of a sudden I was terrified. A couple of months ago I was suppose to meet Mike to see Bill Clinton speak at one of Mike's conferences in Center City. I was suppose to take the train. I was really excited until the day came and I couldn't make myself do it. Luckily, I had lost my debit card and was unable to go anyway...but still...close call.
My point in saying all this is that on Saturday we had plans to meet our friends Em and Scott in Chinatown for dinner. We were going to take the train. gulp. Mike and I walked over to the train station. It was a lot cuter than I expected. I sat on the bench and prepared myself for the worst. Then we got on our train. Whaaa? It was clean. It was air conditioned. There were nice people on the train. YAY! It wasn't scary. The trip was pleasant and went really quickly.We got off at another non-scary station and walked into Chinatown.
We met Em and Scott and ate at this amazingly good Thai place called Siam Cuisine. We ate Calamari, Chicken Satay, drunken noodles and coconut milk curry. We talked and laughed and had a great time.
When it was time to go home Mike and I hopped back on the train. Again, it wasn't scary.
The train made the trip so easy that I am really looking forward to our next trip into the city. Yay for me. Another fear conquered.
4 comments:
Awesome! Isn't it great to get over fears? It feels like such a victory!
I had my reservations about the regional rail as well... but now it's one of my favorite memories about living in media - Dan and i would take the train in to the city, and no parking, no paying attention to anything but each other, so great! this might also work with babies, but, i think i'm still a little scared to try it, too much baggage...
I'm glad you had a good experience. Jason and I used public transit a lot when we were working in Philly. It's fun and much better than sitting in traffic!
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