What I often do at airports:

 At airports, I often like to go sit at several gates to see what type of people are going to particular places.

 I do this almost every time I have extra time at airports. I go and sit with the Greeks going to Athens—always lively and interactive, sitting very close and all talking at once; i go find those going to Brazil, so colorful and talkative, almost a party at the airport.

 Yesterday, i went to the Tel Aviv gate, and i just felt like myself. Everyone addressed me, talked to me about the weather there, and assumed I belonged there. I even stood in line to get on at the end, lost in conversation with this older lady about everything from God to the price of pomegranetes. I almost got on that plane, until I realized I was supposed to be going to Brussels.

 It’s still one of my favorite activities, to act like you are going to that place, and think about what type of person would go there. To sit in and with the different tones of cultures! Each culture waits differently. I like observing how each culture does in between, says a lot about who they are.