In search of a third place
After five months in Pittsburgh most of my time is still spent shuffling back and forth between home and campus, spending a lot of time at both but not much anywhere else. The idea of the “third place” is something that has been written about in books like The Great Good Place. With the increase in coffee shops and other similar businesses I don’t know if the lack of these locations is really a problem but finding one to call your own sure is.
I’ve always felt the need to leave the house and go somewhere, usually a coffee shop, sometime during the day. I would go with no reason, just to check up, meet people, and probably run into someone I know. Places in Kalamazoo like the 4th Coast, The Space, and The Rocket Star were second homes where I felt comfortable, met new people, and even received phone calls.
That’s one of the things I’m lacking here. I have a coffee shop only two doors down but I can’t seem to make it feel the same way. It’s always been a natural or obvious thing before; maybe it just needs more effort.
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