Hello all! i am still in Barcelona and I have just returned from the beach. Tomorrow we plan on doing a lot of sight-seeing. On the 20th we have averted our plans and are not going to Nice. Instead we decided to go to the Italian Riviera at Cinque Terre. It is supposed to be this place where 5 small towns meet and you can do hiking near waterfalls. It is supposed to be beautiful and soothing... so off we go. I have learned as part of this backpacking experience that roughing it out can be very fun. Living in a bad hostal is not as bad as i thought because you meet all sorts of amazing people. The people from Spain are extremely friendly and laid back and all the other backpackers we meet are so much fun to hang out with. We have been having a blast here! The reason I am writing is because I had an interesting experience today at the metro station. We just finished booking our trains to Cinque Terre and we sat down to eat lunch when we met this guy named Lenny. Todd had actually given him euros for American dollars because the kid had no money and was really in a bind. So he came over to us and starting chatting... and I am inspired by what he said. He is 20 years old and is traveling for 7 months. He told us he had a good life in Melbourne... he had a nice car, a nice job in real estate, and he was making money. Then one day he got into a terrible car accident and almost died when he realized how he wanted to really live his life. He dropped everything and left to travel the world with only 6000 in his pockets (this may seem like a lot but trust me it is not when you are constantly traveling). He started out in Thailand where he spent 3000 of his dollars and now 4 months later he is living on almost nothing and making his way around the world by meeting people and using his street smarts. The best thing about him was how optimistic and cheerful he was. What an amazing guy. This just goes to show how important it is to really truly live your life the way you want to. Go out and take a few years off before work or even during work. Go travel and see other countries. It will enrich your soul to the very core and make you a better person with more perspective. Each day here I am learning more about myself and the world. I have been blessed to have amazing parents and a supportive family who allow me to do such things but even if you do not it does not hurt to try. You never know when this life will end and you want to spend it well lived. Ok enough of the philosophical talk. I hope I worked my charm on some of you. Love you all! Bye bye!
Here is a letter my uncle wrote to the PM. I hope you all can understand the terror and grief people are experiencing as a result of these attacks... LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER Dear Mr. Prime minister I am a typical mouse from Mumbai. In the local train compartment which has capacity of 100 persons, I travel with 500 more mouse. Mouse at least squeak but we don't even do that. Today I heard your speech. In which you said 'NO BODY WOULD BE SPARED'. I would like to remind you that fourteen years has passed since serial bomb blast in Mumbai took place. Dawood was the main conspirator. Till today he is not caught. All our bolywood actors, our builders, our Gutka king meets him but your Government can not catch him. Reason is simple; all your ministers are hand in glove with him. If any attempt is made to catch him everybody will be exposed. Your statement 'NOBODY WOULD BE SPARED' is nothing but a cruel joke on this unfortunate people of India. Enough is enough. As such af...
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