May 22, 2004
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went for a jol last night with eugene
got smashed
snogged a cute capetonian girl
been watching a sweet dave matthews dvd
playing with the cat, Sam
cooked Toad in the Hole for dinner last night (similar to yorkshire puddnig)
submissions editor of a major publisher wants to meet me for a beer in San Fran at some point
one of the heads of NYC outward bound is interested in talking to me, and i’m trying to work my way into getting involved in the starting of 8 new expeditionary learning outward bound high school in NYC
9 more days till i’m back in America
book is gonna be really cool!!!
saw the most amazing sports awards program today…seriously, i almost cried, some of the scenes were so emotional. and it was different because it wasn’t made for americans, it was made for the world, so there was as much baseball and hockey as rugby, cricket, soccer, and all the other sports that the world watches. they showed a clip of nelson mandela saying how sports can heal the world, and showed some scenes of “sports for good” programs, that create opportunities to bring india and pakistan together, or to uplift poor african communities. it was amazing really…all the biggest name athletes, and actors like morgan freeman and michael douglass. and it was so completely inspiring to me because everyone there was the best at something, and accomplished something. all regular people like myself, and i realized that accomplishing things does take a lot of work, but that the rewards are more than worth it. and i realized how good it is that i’m travelling, that i can relate to all the world’s sport, and when i saw even these celebrities crying because even they were inspired by such tales as people climbing all the tallest peaks in the world, and people losing legs but going on to set world records, i realized that there is a lot of reason to be optimistic about the world and to feel hope. slowly…good will triumph over evil, and this world we live in, which when you read the papers it feels just like we’re living in a storybook, yes, this world will have a happy ending. thank you, and goodnight.
-dan
Comments (2)
i like your book idea… It’s very original and needs to be done to expose the world to blog rings and online communities.
I’m alright with writing something for your book… Just give me more details. Email me and let me know!