Thoughts...in the key of me.

I love Asheville. Not only is it a city nestled in the rippling Blue Ridge mountains, but it is also one of the most unique cities I've ever experienced. There are always people walking around downtown. Some are your typical business men and women on a mission, but some are content to sit on the park benches strewn throughout the city and play on a harmonica. When you drive past the bars on any given night, you are sure to see people sitting around sharing a pint with friends and talking. The Asheville drum circle meets every Friday night (as long as it's warm out) in the park. I'd guess 50 to 75 people sit around the park, playing their drums. I'd guess that the same amount of people come to dance and experience the energy of it all. Some of them belly dance, some of them have light-up hoola hoops and sticks to twirl, and some are just jumping around. There are art galleries all over the city, and you come up on them in the middle of rows of shops. This city has one of the best selections of restaurants I've ever seen. There's lots of ethnic food...Thai, Indian, Japanese, Chinese, French. There's a place called the Asheville Brewing Co. where you can get some of the best pizza ever, a pint of their own brew, and they show movies on the big screen. It's really cool. Everyone in the city seems to enjoy life in small ways. Everyone seems to value being healthy and taking care of your body...I think this is what has rubbed off on me the most, considering I'm now trying to switch my diet over to all-natural/organic foods. Asheville is most definitely diverse, and it reminds me of Paris in that respect. I hope all of you get to experience a place where life is so...green.