Oct14

magical portal.

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once again I found myself in the magical portal at the airport

I always forget

 this secret-ish place

exists on a lower level

at the airport

connecting one concourse to another

you have to enter it occasionally

depending on where your gate is

you go down the escalator

leaving the hustle and bustle behind

then you’re

suddenly thrust into a very different kind of space

colorful psychedelic wavy walls softly glow

as you glide through on a moving sidewalk

 soft ambient new age-y calming music

wraps all around you

until you arrive

at your destination

on the other side

it’s kind of mind-blowing

I can’t imagine the different reactions

 different kinds of people must have

but I know I am always surprised anew

when I find myself there

sometimes you’ll meet someone

who brings it up

in the outside world

have you ever been…?

do you know about…?

it’s like you’re part of a secret club

hiding in plain sight.

” Airports exist in a strange, liminal space where time feels unreal. You could spend anywhere from one hour to three days there, and life just pauses. It’s a universal place of transit, yet untethered to any real “place.”  “With a little imagination, airports become magical portals to distant lands. Sure, maybe you have a ticket to one specific place, but in reality, you could go anywhere. Infinite connections, endless possibilities — just a gate away. Foreign, yet familiar. Transient, yet grounding. Impersonal, yet deeply human. Static, yet always in motion. Liminal. Universal.”   –  clarissa tan, yale news

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  6. Where are these magical colorful airports in your photos? Sadly I’ve not seen them. But I’m on the way to a couple this morning as we fly from Minneapolis to California. I’d love to see that. But you are right. They are portals to multiple worlds of adventure.

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  14. Airports are absolutely my least-hated parts of flying. Some I have seen have been fantastic to traverse through, and this one here looks just that way. Unfortunately, our airport has been a mess since I was little i.e. it has been a mess for a l-o-n-g time.

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  17. Finding a secret shortcut when flying is the best! Over the summer, my wife and I took TWENTY-THREE separate flights in 6 weeks….and in most cases we had special access – one time we went through security with the Pilots!

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    • It would be horrible for anyone with sensory issues. There are warning signs at the beginning and airport personnel will help people find an alternative to get where they need to to be

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