ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「In Alberta, Canada, “the mountains feel so close — it’s as if you can reach out and touch them.”⁣ ⁣ Travel has looked a little different this year. So instead of its annual list of #52Places to visit, @nytimestravel asked readers to share spots that have delighted, inspired and comforted them in the dark past year. Marokh Yousifshahi wrote about Alberta, where she works as a policy analyst.⁣ ⁣ “I immigrated to Alberta, a province in western Canada, as a 9-year-old Kurdish refugee who didn’t quite know where she belonged in the world,” she writes.⁣ ⁣ “When we first landed in the city of Calgary as a family of six, we weren’t used to the cold, dry climate. Growing up in Iraq, I had only seen snow on TV. But after moving to Canada, I learned what it looked and felt like; I watched the landscape change with the seasons. I could hardly believe that these beautiful mountains and lakes existed in my backyard. I didn’t have any formal schooling back home, but my parents always instilled in me and my siblings the value of education. Alberta is where I earned my bachelor’s degree, which ultimately allowed me to pursue a master’s degree. Alberta is where I learned how hard my parents worked to provide for us, and where I learned how free I could be as a woman.”⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in our bio to see the full list of 52 places to love in 2021. Photo by Marokh Yousifshahi⁣」2月16日 10時01分