Sometimes seeing a new place is as easy as walking with a friend by a building you have walked by many times, saying to each other, “I wonder if that is open.” “Shall we try?” “Sure.” “Why not?”, putting your hand on the door handle, testing it, raising your eyebrows at each other in surprised delight as the door budges, stepping inside, and enjoying the new discoveries.

Seeing New Places with friends is the best because they notice things that you don’t (i.e., the lighting, the clever way the heating and cooling ducts are hidden in the base of the pews). They have stories about how the circular arrangement of the pews reminds them of a church they used to go to as a child. You learn things about the place, and about the friend.