I always get asked about the things I have in my apartment. Most of the things I buy are from places I have been to at one time in my life.  I like to gather small trinkets from places I visit to remind me of where I have been. I am sure many other people have done this. But with my job I have traveled to so many places. There are just so many things from all these trips and vacations that my place looks like something out of National Geographic. I actually worked for National Geographic for a while when I was a freelancer.