Cambodia
Fear palpable – theirs and mine
At Angkorr Watt – overwhelming history, both ancient and modern
England
Longing replaced by Disappointment
Intense Boredom
felt as though at home, all childhood places
France
Gourmet heaven (cost the earth)
Gourmet disappointment (when no coin in the purse)
Senses heightened auditory delight
Greenland
another world – gobsmacked
overawed
want to return
Iceland
Desire for longer stay
Mid-Atlantic Ridge above ground -wow, to walk through amazing
Smell foul
Felt discarded yet hidden delight
Spain
Frustration unable to communicate
Stupid as diddled
reprimanded self, should’ve known better
Gaudi and Dali and many more – I loved them all
Switzerland
Family pleasure
well-ordered heaven
no pushing or shoving, so polite, makes living very, very nice
United States
Tipping distressing
Crash landing scary
Felt small as Grand Canyon so large
Felt rushed and hyper
Angry at lack of caring
Vietnam
Made me look inward at things remembered
Have they forgiven, I found it hard
Polluted and dirty
Road crossings so frightening
shock at remote villages so like Vanuatu
Vanuatu
love and hate
joy and fear
grief, revulsion
jealousy, caring
lack of competitiveness
every emotion
Vanuatu had the lot.
List makers aside: This is a list. Most of these emotions which I have attached to the countries have anything to do with the countries themselves but rather they were where I was when certain events (stories of their own) happened that made me experience these feelings.
https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_writing_challenge/list-lesson/
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
Interesting post, very insightful 🙂
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Thanks Uncle Spike. Certainly it created some possibilities for future posts. 🙂
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Absolutely marvellous, Irene ! – what a talent for pinpointing the really important things !
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It was an interesting exercise M-R and certainly there is potential for a few expansions here. 🙂
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Couldn’t agree more !
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🙂
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Since many of the countries I’ve never visited, this was rather eye-opening. I’m sorry you don’t have better emotions attached to the US, although some were spot on for a visitor. Next time come to North Carolina, where life is a bit slower – it’s the South – and the people friendlier!
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Noelle, I’ll do that. My brother usually spends part of his kids summer holidays in South Carolina. They all love it. The last time he was there I went online and looked at South Carolina and I have to say I wanted to hop on a plane straight away. The emotions attached are more where my head was at the time and some horrible inicidents coloured my thinking. 🙂
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Come back to England Irene and visit me and you won’t feel boredom again 😉 BTW, did you have a crash landing for real? How scary if so!!! All of this is so fascinating and gives great insight into your thoughts at the time you visited all these interesting places. Really enjoyed reading this very unique post 🙂
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Sheeri I would never be bored with you. We’d walk so far we’d collapse with tiredness at the end of the day. This prompt has certainly given me a few places to go for stories that I hadn’t had before doing it.
Yes, I did have a crash landing (perhaps emergency landing is correct terminology as we didn’t actually crash). I talk about it in https://irenewaters19.com/2014/02/06/lioli-1-flying/
Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers Irene
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Ahh…nor would I with you Irene! Yes, what a lovely thought that is…I wish…
I read your crash landing story and commented, I feel sick at the thought of what you went through and so glad you were and are ok. What a story!!! You told it so well, I’m shaking!
Catch up tomorrow…very late for me and you’ll be getting up soon if not already so wishing you a great day 🙂
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Happy snoozing. 🙂
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What a fabulous list! Cambodia was where a couple of chaps stuck AK47s through the windows of my sister’s taxi (she was there teaching English).
Sorry you didn’t enjoy England – the history blows me away.
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I did enjoy the history and visiting places which I had grown up with in story books, school history lessons and the monopoly board. The rest was all to do with my head space and travelling companions. I have been back many times as my husband is English and whilst his parents were alive we went every couple of years and I’ve never been bored since but for some reason that first trip came to mind when I was writing.
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