For those that do not have this opportunity to broaden their perceptions of the world -- Buy a good shortwave radio and use it.
Kirk --- robert luis rabello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi Luc, > > > > As I believe you said that your sister was > thinking of moving to Europe from her homeland for a > bit of fresh air > > Uh, Derek, that would be MY sister! > > > I might mention that I am a US expatriate. I've > lived overseas now for a total of fifteen years. > > I moved to Canada in 1992. It's been an > enlightening experience to > live as a guest in someone else's country. > > > I am also married to a European, which leads to > some interesting (dis)harmonies as I constantly hear > a European viewpoint in one ear and a US viewpoint > in the other from my US family. > > It's nice to know I'm not the only one who > experiences this > "disharmony". Sometimes, I'm astonished at the > contrast in > perspectives, given that we live relatively close to > one another, > speak the same language and share many cultural > values. Some > Americans think that Canada is either one step away > from communist, or > so very much the same that there are no significant > differences > between the countries. There certainly ARE > differences, but they are > subtle. > > > It has been an education and a valued one. > > Indeed! > > > > I would encourage her to go. It would be an > adventure and an education and I don't think she > would ever regret it. I know we haven't. > > She's been to Europe a few times already and really > appreciates the > diversity of views and experience there. Europe is > not without its > problems, however, and she's not naive. I would be > sad to see her go, > only because she would be very far away, and at > times, she seems like > the only thinking person in my entire family. > > robert luis rabello > "The Edge of Justice" > Adventure for Your Mind > http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=9782> > > Ranger Supercharger Project Page > http://www.members.shaw.ca/rabello/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
