If I told you that Southwest takes you places, you might reply with something appropriate like, “Well, duh.” But what if I asked you to define “place” exactly. Is it something more than a name or map coordinates or an airport code? What (besides friends and family) makes you want to go there? And, once you go there, is there an exact spot you most want to visit? Or a time?
That’s the theme of this month’s cover story in Southwest’s magazine, Spirit. It’s about place, and what makes a place a place. In other words, what turns a place into a destination, and gives a destination a soul? We asked Southwest Customers to help us find the special spots. You think you know New Orleans? Well, have you been to the new bohemian neighborhood called Bywater? How about Third Ward in Milwaukee, a former wholesale district thrumming with music and with bars like the Milwaukee Ale House? How about Baltimore’s Remington, home to Charm City Cakes? Or Wynwood, Miami, where you see some of the wildest art in Florida? There’s plenty more where that came from, and plenty more to come. As long as America has hopeful people with the drive to carry out their hopes, there will be special places.
Meanwhile, here’s someone who needs no introduction: you. This issue contains an excerpt from a fun, useful book on public speaking, Some Nerve by Patty Chang Anker. It’s a sweet memoir as well as a self-help book. Feel free to clap at the end.
And now for the Numbers. Our taste buds regenerate ever two weeks, thank goodness. Florida boasts more than 700 springs (our favorite will always be Weeki Wachee, because of the mermaids). And an extremely brave 19 percent of bridegrooms chose their beloved’s wedding dress. And that number is growing. Talk about hopeful people!
If I told you that Southwest takes you places, you might reply with something appropriate like, “Well, duh.” But what if I asked you to define “place” exactly. Is it something more than a name or map coordinates or an airport code? What (besides friends and family) makes you want to go there? And, once you go there, is there an exact spot you most want to visit? Or a time?
That’s the theme of this month’s cover story in Southwest’s magazine, Spirit. It’s about place, and what makes a place a place. In other words, what turns a place into a destination, and gives a destination a soul? We asked Southwest Customers to help us find the special spots. You think you know New Orleans? Well, have you been to the new bohemian neighborhood called Bywater? How about Third Ward in Milwaukee, a former wholesale district thrumming with music and with bars like the Milwaukee Ale House? How about Baltimore’s Remington, home to Charm City Cakes? Or Wynwood, Miami, where you see some of the wildest art in Florida? There’s plenty more where that came from, and plenty more to come. As long as America has hopeful people with the drive to carry out their hopes, there will be special places.
Meanwhile, here’s someone who needs no introduction: you. This issue contains an excerpt from a fun, useful book on public speaking, Some Nerve by Patty Chang Anker. It’s a sweet memoir as well as a self-help book. Feel free to clap at the end.
And now for the Numbers. Our taste buds regenerate ever two weeks, thank goodness. Florida boasts more than 700 springs (our favorite will always be Weeki Wachee, because of the mermaids). And an extremely brave 19 percent of bridegrooms chose their beloved’s wedding dress. And that number is growing. Talk about hopeful people!