Since my visa expires at the end of next month and I'm going to wait until the economy picks up to get my next one, I'll probably be getting an extended vacation somewhere in Canada. However, I'm hoping the destination on the ticket will be anywhere other than Calgary. Although I do have certain attachments to it, the city really has become my prison, which I couldn't bear returning to.
For me it's a lifestyle thing, I don't live to work but prefer to work towards living. As such, I need a city that has an urban form that is conducive that. For example, one person said why settle for a tiny flat when you could have a 5000 square foot house. In my case, instead of lounging in my massive entertainment room I'd prefer to walk to a vibrant public space where I could sit down and have a pint/coffee and people watch/read a book/have a chat.
Calgary is not the best place for someone who focuses on 'being' rather than 'having'. At least if you aren't a big outdoors/nature person.
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“Such suburban models are being rationalized as ‘what people want,’ when in fact they are simply what is most expedient to produce. The truth is that what people want is a decent place to live, not just a suburban version of a decent place to live.”
- Roberta Brandes Gratz
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