What volatile relationship shall I blog about today? Time and space. Einstein’s been there, done that, I know, but Einstein never had Super Target. A safe statement to make about Americans is that they value efficiency. We love our time, and we love to maximize it. Ironically, we use up a ton [...]
Posts Tagged ‘United States’
September 6th, 2010 - 8:55 am § in Spain
We, the Crocs
My first introduction to the Euro was in Dublin when Abigail and I finally escaped the British Pound. We were relieved by a lower exchange rate, but still felt a pang of injustice with the addition of every transaction fee. The 5 Euro note is pretty small in relation to the American dollar, and is [[...]
July 1st, 2010 - 10:53 am § in Journey to Latin America
An Overview of My Peruvian Experience
An attempt at describing my growth from the trip to Peru: “Lost there; felt here” was a slogan from the presentation about the Amazon. We lost fresh air while in Lima, and we sometimes lose the feeling of peacefulness during our chaotic schedules in the United States, but I was at peac[...]
July 1st, 2010 - 10:50 am § in Journey to Latin America
Day 27: Safely Back to the United States
A review of Friday, June 25, 2010 Our flight from Lima to Houston, about 6 hours long, seemed fast to me. I sat next to an older woman and 18-year-old Peruvian man. I practiced Spanish with Peruvian native for the last time. We had chicken ravioli for our meal and a muffin for our snack. One hike, o[...]