I was born in the tropics, Dee. Barefoot walking was out of the question as all sorts of worm larvae would get in through the soles of your feet. Hence, I have not enjoyed your experience, and maybe the soles of my feet are now too sensitive to take the pebbles and thorns. I remember as a child walking on scalding hot sand and pavement on the way to the beach with cockleburs as an undesirable reward for bare feet. It is funny how life experiences mold our reactions and bias our thinking even after the original circumstances are no longer present. I can certainly walk barefoot in my home, but it will not match your experience. I must reconnect with the earth.