David's World

August 5, 2006

It's not gonna get easier than it is now

Back in Edinburgh. I can confirm with some determination that our planet is round. I kept going East and ended up where I started, after about a month.

Too little time for too much distance covered. Next time I'd like to have 4 months instead, and this time, really really only one small suitcase. And maybe short flights, not like the Sydney-L.A. one. 14 hours, goddammit. For cattle transports, there are official regulations about the cow's comfort. Sitting in a 747 with no leg-room to spare, with a tall 14-year-old's knees in your back (why don't those seats have a hard shell?) and turbulences all over, I wonder if human rights conventions would apply to human cattle on a plane.

Yet, it's worth doing. I'm not 30 yet, and it never gets easier than now, as Rami Sethi, a young U.S. based entrepeneur rightfully points out. It's a good read - a lesson to learn for "can't do" people!