Day 4: World Color in Day

Today I was given a map and instructed to color code the countries according to where I want to go. There were four categories: been there done that (green), intend to go there this year (blue), intend to go there sometime before I die (yellow) and happy to never set foot there in my whole life (red). My map was covered in yellow and was completely void of blue. That blue-ish, green-ish color is suppossed to be green. (I didn't bring colored penciles or crayons to college, silly me. Thus, I had to use a pen, which leaked all over my hands and got on my face because I haven't quite outgrown that chewing on the end of the pen situation.) Seriously, I have no exciting travel plans for the next year. I'm going to be traveling back and forth between Toronto and California four times a year. Hopefully I'll go to Montreal or New York city inbetween my coast hopping, but other than that, I'm going no where. Which I find rather sad. I should go somewhere every year. Unfortunately, that is expensive and I am a starving college student. If I could, I would hop on a plane to Italy or Greece, or Dubai today, just grab the boyfriend or best friend and go. Book a red eye, go back to Dublin and actually see the city. I am already in the horrible predicament of wanting to be two places at all times. When I'm in California I want to be in Toronto, when in Toronto I want to be in California. I can never win. This is a recent development and makes me want to jump off a bridge a little bit. To add to this sad situation, I also wish I was various places around the world at all times. I have big travel plans for the future. I want to see the running of the bulls in Spain, I want to roll cheese in Gloucestershire, I want to buy cocaine in Colombia (not really, but I do want to go to Colombia) and see Machu Picu in Peru. On top of all the places I haven't been yet, I also want to return to the places that I have been. I yearn for the hills of Ireland or the pubs of England every day, no matter where I am. So, I plan, and plan and plan. One day, my plans will become reality and you'll see me standing besides the pyramids, a huge smile on my face.
The red category I found unsettling, there are places that I don't care about going to. I have no ripping desire to see China or Chad, I'm ambivalent. That may come off as racist or some other sign that I'm a horrible person who is shallow minded and doesn't want to expand her horizons. Mind you I am going to school in Canada from California to broaden my world view, so take that. Anyhow, there are countries that I know little to nothing about and thus have no intrest in going there. Algeria, which is primarly Sahara desert- don't want to go ther. I'm sure that its a lovely place and when the sun hits the sand dunes just right it can bring tears to to your eyes, but I think I can live without it. There really isn't anywhere that I never ever under any circumstances want to go. I'd even be down for seeing the south pole. I dunno, they should make orange equal "just don't give a fuck."Because really, I don't care whether I see Mongolia. I'd rather be in Ireland.