October 25, 2004

• Topic: Update from Boulder

  
  

  So…just saw something on the news, this figure skater fell face first into the ice.  Suffered a consuccsion.  She said, “I will be back skating in a few days, once the doctors say it’s ok.  But, when you love something so much, you just keep on doing it.”

  
  

  That’s how I feel.  Just two days removed from my own scary concussion, I am back on the education trail. 

  
  

  First of all, traveling is the greatest thing.  The reality of the world depends on your mindset and experiences.  As a traveler, my reality includes having a great conversation this morning with a 27-year old Australian who says Boulder is the one city that resembles all of Australia, in that it is laid back, and people don’t stress about life.  I met my first real live homeschooler last night, who is here in Boulder attending a Montessori schools conference, to learn more for her daughter, who was the friendliest girl I’ve ever come across.  I sold a copy of my book “College Daze” to this 20-year old who works behind the desk at the Boulder Int’l hostel in order to stay in Boulder for free.  And…I went back to the Watershed School, the most experiential and amazing school I’ve come across, and I’m hoping to get an internship there for starters, and then also come back and live in the hostel for about $500/mo. utilities included.  How sweet would that be.

  
  

  This has been an incredible week, because I’ve left behind the comfortable.  I’ve left behind what I know.  I’ve traveled alone.  I’ve had to make my own plans.  Make my own friends.  After a while, it becomes easy, and I realize how much more rewarding this is than the stable life that was predestined for me.

  
  

  Here’s some great bumper stickers I saw in this liberal political bookstore:

  
  

  “Kill your television”
  “Fight prime time, read a book”
  “Our national health plan, don’t get sick”
  “An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind” – Ghandi
  “Capitalism: The predatory phase of human development”
  “Fearful people do stupid things”
  “Iraq is Arabic for Vietnam”

  
  

  Tonight, 7pm bus to St. Louis, who will hopefully pull a comeback starting tom. night in the World Series.  Arsenal’s unbeaten streak, snapped to Man. U.  Man. how I hate, Man U!!!

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