I'm still trying to quantify exactly what this feeling is, but it is definitely something exciting to me so far. Travel I was raised in a Military Family, so I had the unique opportunity to visit and live in places most Americans have not been. I was able to travel through Europe, live in Central America, the East Coast, the Mid-West, and the American West. Being able to see many historical sites in person, not only fueled my imagination it give me a better perspective of time and history. It also gave me a better feel for reality.
Many children grow up with the notion of castles, kings, princesses, knights and shining armor, etc.
I was soon disabused of these lofty notions after actually visiting castles and seeing how rough even the highest nobility lived. Or rows and rows of stacked human skulls behind a cathedral, victims of the black plague. By in 5th grade, I made a personal study of World War 2. I read every book in the post library on the subject. In particular, I was most interested in the European Theatre.