dismal, typical, creepy.... to be fair, I've lived in places where those adjectives are much more applicable. Don't get me wrong, Spokane is actually quite lovely in places, with old-school brick architecture, parks and libraries, and a river through the middle... but it's more the feeling of being trapped because of being stationary, after a life accustomed to nomadicism. I'm trapped by the job I hate that is necessary to start building enough of a cushion to feel safer back out on the road. Two years ago, I experienced running out of cash in east Africa, and that was an instructive moment; I want to have a cushion/parachute for my next jaunt, I just don't enjoy what's necessary to get it. Maybe I begrudge Spokane my human needs, which likely isn't fair lol.