Curiosity

Now that we’ve been at this fulltiming gig for a couple of months, here’s something I’ve found rather intriguing. When it comes to what we’re doing, people we know have varying degrees of curiosity.

We both happen to be very curious people. We won’t hesitate to inquire about this, that or the other thing. Sometimes we have a reason for asking, but most times we don’t: We’re just curious.

They say it takes one to know one, so we tend to notice other curious people. And, we appreciate them. Curious folks can start a conversation, or pull one out of the depths of an awkward silence. And, usually, they do it with just a question or two.

As we’ve visited with family and friends across the country, we’ve noticed some of them are curious. Others are not.

We had a wonderful visit with my brother and his family. Great to catch up. We asked them all kinds of questions about what they’re up to. When it came to fulltiming, my brother asked how we liked our campground. That was it. Our nephews didn’t know what to ask, but as soon as they learned we had a blog, they were all over it.

Our visit with old friends in Seattle was great, too. They asked about family and other old friends. Beyond asking where we were planning to go next, they didn’t have a single question about our fulltiming life. Not one.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that, mind you. It’s just interesting.

Other family members aren’t too curious about the places we’ve been because they’re avid readers of the blog. And, we sure appreciate that! But, they have asked lots of questions about the “behind the scenes” stuff that we don’t report in our blog. (That one, anyway.) For them, much of our conversation is about filling in between the lines of what they’ve read on the screen.

We’ve also discovered that curiosity about fulltiming is not necessarily correlated with any interest in actually doing it. Sure, we’ve talked to lots of people who would love to be doing this. And, of course, we’ve met many folks who are doing it. And, there the curiosity is mutual. But, there have been those very curious types who have asked us questions about everything from the sights we’ve seen to how we get our mail. And, while they love to inquire about this lifestyle, they’re the first to admit it is something they’d never want to do.

Whatever the case, it’s fun to be living a lifestyle that can bring out the curiosity in others. It’s not every day you meet a couple of people living with two cats in a rolling home. There’s a lot to be curious about. If you want to be.