Why I Don't Travel?

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All my family and friends say it's great to travel the world and meet all the different people and cultures that are out there. Yes, this may be true but I still have my doubts about leaving NYC and I will tell you why.

I live in NYC baby! Everyone wants to come here and see the sights and hear the sounds. We have every different ethnicity and culture around. If I want to speak Portuguese I visit Little Brazil, if I want to eat rice and curry with some spices mixed in I go to Jackson Heights, Queens and if I want to hear how things are in Mother Russia I head down to Coney Island, Brooklyn. I could also soak up some sun on the beach there but a tan not so much.

Have any of you ever seen the movies "Turista" or "Hostel"? I don't want to be hacked up and have my body parts sent to various parts of the world. If I want to donate my body to science I will offer it to the Bodies Exhibit or become an organ donor. Both of those will be on my own terms and not some raving lunatic.

At the moment I don't have a passport. When asked why I say "where am I going?" I can always live vicariously through everybody's vacation photos on Facebook.

Try to keep these reasons in mind whenever and wherever you travel.