Be Present or Document My Presence?

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I don’t know about you but I always have these grandiose ideas about my travels before they happen. Then I arrive at my destination and my experience is very different than how I imagined it would be. That’s not a bad thing. It’s just what it is.

So here I am 20 days into my adventure and I’m presented with the challenge of being present in these moments or stopping to document these moment (for myself and friends).

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Never Forget Where You Come From

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One night as I walked to one of Paris’ Metro stations, I had a conversation with a young woman who, like myself, is from a small town in her country. She was surprised that I understood her frustrations with sometimes being unable to reconcile her “Big City Life” and “World Views” with her “Small Town Upbringing.” Continue reading →