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I am walking out the door to take the T to Logan in about ten minutes. I won’t be blogging for the three weeks that I am gone, but I will occasionally send tweets :-D. So for those of you who are interested in the minutiae of the trip, watch the twitter updates!

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Sorry, no real blog post tonight. But I took this pizza quiz earlier and thought I’d share it. It’s SO true! ; )

What Your Pizza Reveals

People may tell you that you have a small appetite… but you aren’t under eating. You just aren’t a pig. You consider pizza to be bread… very good bread. You fit in best in the Midwest part of the US. You like food that’s traditional and well crafted. You aren’t impressed with “gourmet” foods. You are generous, outgoing, and considerate with your choices. You are deep and thoughtful. You should consider traveling to Paris. The stereotype that best fits you is upper class preppy. You don’t do anything too ordinary or vulgar.

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“The best reason to travel is not to discover new places;
it is to discover what you would become
after being affected by your destination.”

–Juan at Global Culture

Some of you might be wondering, “What happened to Music Monday?” Well, it is going to be randomly Music Monday for a while. Right now, I’m still a little distressed by my ticket; I’ve never gotten a ticket before. Plus, I am trying to study French every night in the hope that I will have French on the tongue when I step off the plane.

However, I did want to share the above quote from a blog post by Juan called best reasons to travel at Global Culture. Juan also writes:

There is another category of travelers that are investing more than their money and time into these experiences. They are allowing for that particular experience to affect them in more ways than most people would allow. Open to the possibility that being part of another culture, even if only for a short period of time, may have a catalytic power…

A little too romantic? Perhaps. Then again, a little ardency, a little faith in our ability to be alive to the world around us, isn’t THAT the spice of life?

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