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| Wadi Rum--Southern Jordan |
Over the Year.... (the last blog of this trip)
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| Les in Russia |
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| Collecting mare's milk in Mongolia |
(Please scroll down a little and look for dates and arrows on the right margin. You can click on the arrows (little triangles) and view any part of this trip that you would like. Each entry has a video, photos and some thoughts on that location.)
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| Finland Ramparts |
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| The Fjords North of Bergen |
After each country we visited, Les and I drew pictures of the images we remember from our experiences into a journal that some friends gave us before we left on our long trip. Here are my drawings and some words to wrap up the trip. Also, I made a video-- a collection of things I saw dancing (everything dances) and put it together with music from the "sister" of Deus Cosmos, whom we "couch surfed" with in Tanzania. Flora Mbasha's music reflects the joy and passion that travel gives me. Please see it at
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http://vimeo.com/51855600.
A slightly longer version with a little blue fox sliding along our travel path can be found on YouTube:
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| Cubist Houses in Rotterdam |
I am so, so thankful for this opportunity to see the world. here's to more people experiencing the hospitality of mankind and the rest of the beings and spirits of places in the world:
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| Bruges Belgium Fairyland Architecture |
Last
entry of the sabbatical blog:
I’ve
been back a month and want to reflect on the trip in general... (keep scrolling...)
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| How can we resist the iconic Louve shot in Paris France? |
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| Gaudi Cathedral in Barcelona, Spain |
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| Dreamy Lugano Where Friends Moved To Teach |
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| View Below From The Farm in Sabbionara, Italy |
While I: miss the sounds of foreign accents
(though I AM in Arkansas while I write), appreciate
running water and electricity, miss
trying to figure out how the locals eat and manage their days, appreciate the familiar nostalgic sense
of summer that I’ve missed for many years, miss
having only a backpack and a bank account to take care of, appreciate the time and EWS house (black mold) to sort out things I’ve discovered
about myself and the world,
miss the
daily opportunity to assume the best in people and trust that the unknown in
front of me will turn out well, and appreciate
the opportunity to practice the same in my daily life at home.
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| Anna's Uncle's Wedding in Tanzania |
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| South African Street Performers |
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| Esephus Ruins in Turkey |
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| Patagonian Mountains, Southern Chile |
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| Dog Looking Out Agency Window :-) |
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| Amazonians doing Laundry and Fishing |
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| Mom Joins Us Visiting Her Friend In Panama |
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| A Nicaraguan Co-op Coffee Farmer |
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| The Lovely Mexican Family Who Adopted Us |
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| Back In The USA For A Short Time |
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| Jeong Rae Took Us In In South Korea |
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| Indian Women Who Sold Saris |
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| The Himalayas From Nepal |
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| Beautiful Yang Shuo, Where We Taught English |
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| The Baird Tartan in Scotland |
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| We were In England Just After The Diamond Jubalee |
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| The "Troubles" In Northern Ireland Are Slowly Waning |
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| Back in the USA Dancing the Underscore (By Nancy Stark Smith): Contact Improvisation |
A slightly longer version with a little blue fox sliding along our travel path can be found on YouTube: 
While I: miss the sounds of foreign accents
(though I AM in Arkansas while I write), appreciate
running water and electricity, miss
trying to figure out how the locals eat and manage their days, appreciate the familiar nostalgic sense
of summer that I’ve missed for many years, miss
having only a backpack and a bank account to take care of, appreciate the time and EWS house (black mold) to sort out things I’ve discovered
about myself and the world, 
As
I graze through vast memories of the past year I am drawn more to questions
than to conclusions. In thinking of the many
cultures I visited, I compare and contrast: What is trust? What indicates that you are respectful of
others? What symbols indicate that you
