Old World Odyssey
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008February 6, 2008
2007
continued to be a banner year of experiences for my family. We were blessed
enough to be able to have visited the Old World for a few weeks in September.
The overload of senses almost elicited Stendhal Syndrome in us as we gaped at the
historical, architectural and cultural wonders of the continent that shaped
Western civilization. Through the eyes of a Third-World country immigrant, the
printed word of this amateur blogger fails to present with justice of the
diversity, yet subtle interwoven lines that bind Europe, the Americas, and now
finally Asia into a true global village.
A patient
of mine once succinctly stated this with:
“ If only
more people traveled and saw the world, and humanity, and for all the ways that we differ yet share
the same universal themes, there might be less conflict in it. “
This
picture is one such example. The fashionable-and-funky older gentleman gave us
directions on how to best navigate the island of Capri. Here they were, a Filipina,
an Italian, an American, and an Aussie, with the native born and raised Capri
man gracious enough to answer some confused tourists on the wonders of his hometown.
I thought that was a great UCB photo op if I ever saw one!
