How has travel changed you?
Dec. 2006: Traveling from Salta to Ushuaia, Argentina I love to travel for many reasons. One of them is that I am more aware of my surroundings when I travel. Being in a new place opens my eyes to moments I may miss in daily life. 5 days ago I took a bus from Cochabamba to Santa Cruz in Bolivia. Yesterday I took a train from Santa Cruz to Salta in the north of Argentina. Today in Salta... 1. I saw an old lady giving a cup of coffee and a piece of cake to a beggar with crutches sitting on a sidewalk. 2. I observed a blue collar workers protesting and shouting at the anti-riot police protecting city hall. 3. Earlier I watched children feeding pigeons in a plaza. 4. I listened to a blind old man playing tango with his accordion while I wrote postcards to my mom and grandparents. A few tears fell as I wrote, tears of happiness and gratitude for all the blessings in my life. All day I wandered. Sometimes with map in hand. I found museums, sights to see, but I also walked ai...