I like the Dakotas!

I have come to realize through this trip that I think I will be happy anywhere God puts me as long as I'm within His will.  That sounds cheesy and obvious, but let me extrapolate a wee bit.  

You see, I really like cities.  Well, I really like Minneapolis... I don't have much experience with cities outside  of that one. I like the cultures; it's a melting pot of so many different people, backgrounds, experiences, and beliefs that it's easier to get a reality check on important things such as "what is poverty?", "what is diversity?", and "what is good food?". (The latter is arguably significantly less important but still a benefit of a city.)

However, while I like cities a lot, I also like camping, living outdoors, and seeing the stars (cities don't have stars). 

Not to mention...

Sunsets over the lakes...

Random wild flowers...

 and cactus... 

and farm implements...

Pastures and grasslands so you don't see buildings for the first 150mi of your day...

Badlands and the acts of erosion... (and I thought I understood erosion living on a bank over the Puget Sound!)

Bring my heart back to the country. 

I enjoy the realization that there's no community for 80 miles... at least, I enjoy it as long as I have gas.

Wherever God eventually has me land (if I land), third world or first world, city or rural, Washington or another state, camping or mansion... I think I'll be happy.  Well, maybe not with a mansion.