...we have reached the entry point to the part of the amazon that we will visit.
i was curious to know exactly what the conversion of knots to MPH. apparently it is about 1 1/2 to 1. so, the maximum speed we have traveled is only about 32 MPH. but cutting through this water at this speed has often felt like we were literally riding on the back of a very swift horse.
and i guess it goes without saying--i will have to abandon any notions of becoming a pirate or a regular on such trips. today there was a talk on how one might be able to become a member of the faculty/staff onboard ship. i did not attend this talk. i have no chance of this as i am apparently very sensitive to "the motion of the ocean". let's leave it at that.
until today (12/23) tho, i did not fully appreciate frida kahlo's contribution to art and her life. mostly my impression of her had to do with her tortured existence as a result of her early injury and her futile, obsessive love of diego rivera. the woman who talked on frida was able to shed a lot of light on her life through examining diary entries and art. frida was greatly influenced by many people along the way. the dominant influence being that of diego rivera. but as our lecturer spoke, we learned so much. her emotional and physical pain both poured out onto canvas in ways that had not previously been seen in art. at the end of her life, she was celebrated in ways that i suspect she could not have ever conceived of.
I soon realized that no journey carries one far unless, as it extends into the world around us, it goes an equal distance into the world within - Lillian Smith
i was curious to know exactly what the conversion of knots to MPH. apparently it is about 1 1/2 to 1. so, the maximum speed we have traveled is only about 32 MPH. but cutting through this water at this speed has often felt like we were literally riding on the back of a very swift horse.
and i guess it goes without saying--i will have to abandon any notions of becoming a pirate or a regular on such trips. today there was a talk on how one might be able to become a member of the faculty/staff onboard ship. i did not attend this talk. i have no chance of this as i am apparently very sensitive to "the motion of the ocean". let's leave it at that.
until today (12/23) tho, i did not fully appreciate frida kahlo's contribution to art and her life. mostly my impression of her had to do with her tortured existence as a result of her early injury and her futile, obsessive love of diego rivera. the woman who talked on frida was able to shed a lot of light on her life through examining diary entries and art. frida was greatly influenced by many people along the way. the dominant influence being that of diego rivera. but as our lecturer spoke, we learned so much. her emotional and physical pain both poured out onto canvas in ways that had not previously been seen in art. at the end of her life, she was celebrated in ways that i suspect she could not have ever conceived of.
I soon realized that no journey carries one far unless, as it extends into the world around us, it goes an equal distance into the world within - Lillian Smith
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