where I'd like to be:

where I'd like to be:

Sunday, August 10, 2008

post-first-experience


what ive learned from the first week of the new intense work environment:

-there is innate goodness in EVERYONE, especially parents.
-people who show genuione curiosity in others not only get more out of life but get more for other people out of life
-biking tuscan hills is an excellent path to soul-searching, or it is lung-searing-searching?
-hills are, in general, mostly UP
-down most dirt roads somewhere is a really nice hotel
-the number of stars a hotel has does not always correlate with how nice their guests are treated
-besides very cold water, a chilled piece of fruit gives you a little glimpse into heaven on a hot day
-M+Ms can soothe almost anyone
-i highly recommend the following things as key 'hard skills' of life: fixing a bike flat tire, adjusting a bike seat properly, driving a manual transmission vehicle, basic first aid, proper lubing of a bike chain (Easy there with the jokes....)
-people are generally interested in those who came before us in the very spot they are standing
-there are cool stories woven into history EVERYWHERE, you just have to look.
-a shammy snapped to your beltloops can add a substantial quality of life factor under the tuscan sun
-there is a ton of dirt everywhere in this world, get used to it
-non c'e fretta
-Pavarotti is still frickin cool