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Hi Lunna, I'm an introvert. But I had two teenage sons so I had to learn to make them laugh or they might have thought me tediously uncool. I've been practising to be a fake extrovert for 40 years or so and it's comforting to ease back into my real self most of the time. I expect that The Camino is a special case for many, normal rules might not apply - most people of either stripe will want to meditate/walk alone much of the time. At least those who have earned their grey hair like me. I think that we are the lucky ones - we have learned to be extroverted if need be, but a real extrovert must find it difficult to explore the meditative solitude of the intelligent introvert. See you out there - alone together. Buen Camino, MikeAlthough I really like being with most people, when the opportunity presents, the truth is that I spend so much time walking solo, both on the camino and at home, often by preference, that I am most definitely an introvert (though I can be pretty chatty when I am with others - usually!)
How about you all?
It is interesting that no-one claims to be an extrovert. It must be unfashionable.
It is interesting that no-one claims to be an extrovert. It must be unfashionable.
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I wish you hadn't written that. Now I'm picturing all the extroverts partying it up back home.I wonder if it isn't that the Camino draws introverts more than extroverts? I somehow imagine extroverts running the albergues or casa particulars!
Exactly the same for me. I can perform in an extrovert manner when I need to and it does not in any way upset me, but I default to the introvert side of the spectrum when left to my own devices. I also have a need for 'me' time, to be alone with my thoughts and in my world. When I was last on the Camino I spent some of that me time pondering why I needed such 'me' time in the first place. The Camino and Life, they are journeys we have taken on and hopefully we learn a little along the way.Functional Introvert
meaning: i am perfectly happy to give presentation, talks in front of large groups of people, enjoy a fine party with lots of fun and laughter; chat with other kind pilgrims; yet to re-energize myself i need alone time and reflection; silence and quiet time are relished with gusto and deeply appreciated!"
Hi Kanga, it's just a guess, but maybe the extroverts don't spend so much time on internet fora. (I just took the test and it came up with ISFJ)It is interesting that no-one claims to be an extrovert. It must be unfashionable.
I think it is pretty unhelpful to put people in boxes. We now know the brain is always changing so today's introvert may be tomorrow's extrovert. Not that I think there is any objective science behind most of these labels anyway.
I'm an introvert. I can interact with one or possibly two people for a long time but the more people there are the more I want to get away, unless they are funny in which case I love them.Although I really like being with most people, when the opportunity presents, the truth is that I spend so much time walking solo, both on the camino and at home, often by preference, that I am most definitely an introvert (though I can be pretty chatty when I am with others - usually!)
How about you all?
Traditionally, most people we see in media are probably extroverts. Except some actors who are paradoxically very shy - some seem to become actors because they like hiding within the persona of an imaginary character, and clam up while on an interview show, for instance.Although I really like being with most people, when the opportunity presents, the truth is that I spend so much time walking solo, both on the camino and at home, often by preference, that I am most definitely an introvert (though I can be pretty chatty when I am with others - usually!)
How about you all?
I wonder if it isn't that the Camino draws introverts more than extroverts? I somehow imagine extroverts running the albergues or casa particulars!
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