Now that summer's over and my blogging skills have been pretty sub par, I thought it might be a good idea to share my pictures from another amazing trip, to paradise :)
From Nepal to Qatar to St. John, USVI in less than 36 hours. It was a crazy experience to see so many different (in every meaning of the word) parts of the world in such a short time. And also an experience that included two long layovers, two nights in a row sleeping in a plane, a twelve hour time difference and tested my patience. I also honed my ability to fall asleep sitting up and broke my movie marathon record (five in one flight!)
We stayed in a beautiful resort, got to visit gorgeous national parks, snorkel for hours on end, and eat in pretty great restaurants. I loved every second of the trip but the juxtaposition between this vacation and Nepal was hard to get out of my head. It's crazy how different the lives people live, and what people have is - and the main deciding factor is where they are born....I'm a strong believer in the importance of hard work, dedication, and working to improve your own life, but I could not stop thinking about my class in Nepal and how - without a lot of change in the economic, political, and social circumstances of their country - they would never be able to experience this. I'm not sure if I have any of the answers, but it did make me think.
That being said....St.John's beautiful! Gorgeous. Exactly identical to the idea of paradise that floats around in my head. And it was nice to spend a week with family after being away for nearly a month.
From Nepal to Qatar to St. John, USVI in less than 36 hours. It was a crazy experience to see so many different (in every meaning of the word) parts of the world in such a short time. And also an experience that included two long layovers, two nights in a row sleeping in a plane, a twelve hour time difference and tested my patience. I also honed my ability to fall asleep sitting up and broke my movie marathon record (five in one flight!)
We stayed in a beautiful resort, got to visit gorgeous national parks, snorkel for hours on end, and eat in pretty great restaurants. I loved every second of the trip but the juxtaposition between this vacation and Nepal was hard to get out of my head. It's crazy how different the lives people live, and what people have is - and the main deciding factor is where they are born....I'm a strong believer in the importance of hard work, dedication, and working to improve your own life, but I could not stop thinking about my class in Nepal and how - without a lot of change in the economic, political, and social circumstances of their country - they would never be able to experience this. I'm not sure if I have any of the answers, but it did make me think.
That being said....St.John's beautiful! Gorgeous. Exactly identical to the idea of paradise that floats around in my head. And it was nice to spend a week with family after being away for nearly a month.
