One of the best things about this job is that I get to become a tourist in the region where I live. Since I’m often attending big annual festivals, I’m able to meet people deeply invested in their towns; I’m able to witness community-collaboration, celebration, even controversy; I’m briefly a part of a slightly different culture. This is not entirely dissimilar from the general experience of EV tourism, which offers the opportunity for deeper immersion into a sense of regional community simply by stopping, staying, and exploring rural towns that would otherwise be over-looked.
All this to say: I went to Christina Lake for their Homecoming Summerfest a couple of weeks ago, and I had such a great time that I’ve got to tell everyone.