Mining

Do you have any idea how hard it is farming for copper ore?
DO YOU???

I've been all around Tyria - from Rata Sum to Queensdale to the Black Citadel hunting for copper.
Why? I need to level up my jewel crafting.
But right when I find the spot and start mining - pop - a giant jungle mosquito appears and starts attacking me. And then calls its friends. And it's not that I can't beat them - I can - but the thing is: they're disgusting. I can't even bare to look at the screen...because of my fear of insects.
So I die and then have to get to a waypoint a million miles away and I lose the mining spot. And then I have to walk for at least 15 minutes until I find another one, insect free.
The only insects I'm not bothered encountering are spiders - even giant ones. I'm not that scared of them (in RL I'd would be though) and I have no problem killing. I'm used to them anyway from games like Dragon Age and Skyrim.

The good news is that I'm 1 level before level 20!!! Woot woot! I've got 60 levels remaining 'till I max out my character.
And crafting helps a lot at leveling up.
So I'm back home to Kryta and more specifically, Queensdale (I'm currently playing a human warrior) that has no mosquitoes, dragonflies, etc. whatsoever.
Queensdale doesn't have as much copper mining spots as Metrica Province but at least I won't be in constant fear of bugs.