Hi, hi.. like many of us, most of my time is spent as a busy professional. I live in a new city and it's difficult to meet people..and social aps are terribly vapid.Earlier in life I traveled a good deal, and I miss the random and insightful connections with strangers. The internet and all it's offerings have grown stale..fake. I find myself wondering what life is like in far flung places... especially those places which aren't politically popular in America. I think about quantum mechanics; dog training; wildflowers; escaping the ratrace and whether or not I can avoid doing laundry.