In about 48 hours, I went from my living room on Oahu, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, to sitting at a picnic table in Kuwait City, just inland from the northern tip of the Persian Gulf.
Is it just me, or do others think that this is truly amazing?
In 1932, my grandmother went to LA to go to the Olympics. Reading her account, it sounds as if that trip took more effort than the American effort to put someone on the moon. But today, in less than 2 days, I can move clear around the world, from an island in the Pacific to the Middle East.
Wow.
June 3rd, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Air travel especially – is amazing…just sorry your trip home had to end…I know they will glad for your return to Hawaii…I would love to hear more about your grandmother’s trip to the Olympics, too!