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Random Lists...

These are just some random lists noting some very useless information.

Uses For a Sarong

Things I've Taken For Granted

Hot water
Shampoo and conditioner in hotels
Towels in hotels
Paying only $2.75 to wash and dry my laundry at home (they
charge $1-2 per item at many places here)
Drinkable tap water
Western toilets
Toilet paper
Always having access to clean clothes
Ice cubes
Accessibility to dark chocolate
Accessibility to Diet Coke (in India)
Being able to communicate with people
Artificial sweetener with my tea
Skim lattes
Being able to throw toilet paper into a toilet (vs. a rubbish bin)
Being able to get a glass of ice water at a bar/restaurant
Hi-speed internet
Having non-chapped lips
Not having mosquito bites

Times That I Have Cried

Cairo Hotel Room (I made the mistake of
looking at a picture of me and my mom when I was
on my computer. For some reason this made me
feel a bit lonely. I counted this as a small bout of
homesickness.)

Cairo Bank (I didn't want to but I ended up
breaking down out of frustration while trying to
send a package.)

Yad Vashem in Jerusalem (It seems difficult
for a person to go to this Holocaust memorial and
not cry.)

Auschwitz in Poland (Looking at the
photographs and victims' possessions left tears
streaming down my face.)

Russian Embassy in Cape Town (This was
when I was denied for my visa. I didn't want to cry
but the tears started coming out.)

Seychelles Beach (I felt lonely not having
anybody to hang out with and experience how
beautiful it was.)

Maldives Airport (Not to sound like a spoiled
brat, but I did shed a few tears when I had leave
and head back to 'traveling' through India.)

Beijing Subway (My ipod was on 'shuffle' and a
song that brought up many memories came on and
tears just started flowing.)

Bill's - a restaurant in Sydney (This was when
Monique, Ari and I were talking about the holidays
and I was getting a bit bummed out. I didn't
actually cry...but I did tear up a bit.)

Flight from Easter Island - I watched the episode
of Grey's Anatomy where George's dad dies on my itunes
during the flight..

Watching CNN's coverage of the Virginia
Tech Shootings - I was in tears as I saw them flashing
the pictures of all of the victims.

Things I've Used My Computer For

Doing my journals
Working on my website
Using wireless internet (nine times out of ten for no cost!)
Uploading pictures to Snapfish
Using to store my pictures before I back them up on CDs
Having quick access to flight itineraries
Skype
itunes songs (acts as a stereo if I'm taking a bath or wanting
to hear some music in my room)
itunes tv shows
Attempting to keep track of how much I'm spending

Most Useful Items I Packed

Earplugs (great for when people are snoring on planes in
addition to block out the times when flies are buzzing around)
Hat
Sunscreeen
Parka (it has rained so much more than I imagined!)
Mini Swiss Army knife
Fleece zip-up
Ziploc baggies (for everything from carrying along food to
putting soap in)
Sting-Eze (I bought it at REI - it takes the itch out of skeeter
bites)

Favorite International Newspapers

Airports with Free Wireless Access