It all started when I was about four or five years old. My parents were doing some last-minute Christmas shopping, and decided to go to Crowne Plaza in Kansas City. We cut right through the center of downtown to get there, and I was fascinated. Being from a town with less than 500 people, I didn't really see these everyday.
Before second semester started this year, I went to visit my sister in Houston. She really dislikes the fact that she's living in Texas (they have ridiculous laws and people drive huge trucks all over the place), but she loves the fact that she lives in the fourth largest city in the US. We talked about how nice it was to say to yourself, "I need some new clothes," or, "I need to get a few books," and get in your car and drive five minutes. Keep in mind, Maryville has no Borders or Barnes and Noble, and the only places to shop for clothes are Wal Mart and JC Penny (And Maurices if you're of the female persuasion).
To be honest, cities are not my highest interest. I really enjoy discussing and researching political theories (I'm apparently a radical liberal, according to several quizzes - not that I disagree). But politics become so controversial. I don't always become happy while thinking politics; there's a whole range of emotions when it comes to the current Congress of the US. But cities have always been at the top of my daydream list. Besides, I would get tired of politics if I did an entire blog on it.
Whether or not one believes that city living beats rural living, we can all come to the same conclusion - finding the resources that we need the most would be extremely difficult without cities. Jobs would be scarce, and there would be a lower demand for farm and industrial products. Believe it or not, but urban living exposes us to many new ideas and cultures - the things that we rarely get to see in a rural setting.
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