Well dang, gee, that six weeks went quickly. Yes? Bueller? Bueller? Is there anyone left reading this blog at all after 6 weeks?<\/p>\n
Anyway I’m back from my adventures in the US. Had a brilliant time, packed in SO many things including some porny goodness and some great get-togethers with online friends. I have numerous photos and reports that I’m going to post here over the next week or so… if I can stop wasting time watching the Olympics. Or, the ads with Olympic breaks.<\/p>\n
Travel broadens the mind and makes the heart grow fonder. I’ve returned back home impressed with what I’ve seen yet grateful for where I live and aware that I live a privileged existence. I saw a lot of beautiful country in the US – and a lot of hardship and poverty as well. There are some serious cultural divides there that we don’t experience in Australia – the disparities in class, culture, race and wealth are much greater in the US than here. America has so many great things about it and also a lot of stuff that needs changing. There’s a lot of contradictions but perhaps that’s the case with any nation.<\/p>\n
I know that I fell in love with the redwood trees and the gorgeous mountains in California, had a ball letting off fireworks on the 4th of July and loved the relaxed fun of Santa Cruz. And I adored the sheer friendliness and fun-loving nature of New York. I can’t wait to go back to NY and soak up the sheer *civilized* nature of it.<\/p>\n
I went to enjoy summer and I got it – extended days and warm air – although LA and San Francisco were freezing by my standards. There was a heat wave in the east while we were rugged up in LA. I didn’t get to swim on my birthday but at least it was light until 9pm.<\/p>\n
We got back on Thursday (lost a whole day thanks to the international dateline) and I’ve had the flu since then. Back to work today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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