One day on the MTP train could feel like a week but I could also say one week on the MTP train felt like a day. Just as the train sped through the landscape of America, we too quickly delved deep into our personal missions and our place in this innovative, broken, ever-changing… human world.
As you can see if you scroll through my recent posts, I only posted twice on the journey. I updated a bit on Instagram and Twitter and honestly, I sat and tried to write, but I had not comprehensive way to compose my thoughts. I was busy talking with other participants, listening to others or simply embracing what was happening around me. My emotions and thoughts were changing by the minute.
Millennial Trains Project is not what I anticipated. A go-to quote on the trip was, “It’s always either better or worse that you expected.” And that’s exactly how I felt. I did not know that my project would evolve so much. I did not realize my meetings in the city would face so many logistical issues. I also did not realize that it wouldn’t matter.
As you can see if you scroll through my recent posts, I only posted twice on the journey. I updated a bit on Instagram and Twitter and honestly, I sat and tried to write, but I had not comprehensive way to compose my thoughts. I was busy talking with other participants, listening to others or simply embracing what was happening around me. My emotions and thoughts were changing by the minute.
Millennial Trains Project is not what I anticipated. A go-to quote on the trip was, “It’s always either better or worse that you expected.” And that’s exactly how I felt. I did not know that my project would evolve so much. I did not realize my meetings in the city would face so many logistical issues. I also did not realize that it wouldn’t matter.