...It is people like this that make me question where I am really from. http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_15139346?src=yahoohome&nclick_check=1
This article talks about a man who at the age of 25 made it his goal to visit every country in the world. Personally that is sort of my goal as well. He has three countries to go which are Cuba, Somalia, and Libya. However my opinion is that he has not really travelled to these countries that he says he has gone to because he refuses to venture outside the cities, will not try local foods, and also always stays in specific hotels. He insists on Mcdonalds and French Fries. Also I am wondering how he managed to get into Saudi Arabia as we are a country that does not issue tourist visas. And I'm wondering how he managed not to get arrested in Lebanon or Syria for having visited Israel. Syria and Lebanon if I remember correctly will arrest you if your passport says you have visited Israel. There may be exceptions to that rule but I do not know what they are.
Its people like this that make me question my nationality and songs like God Bless the USA which I know is a patriotic song but I still question if I am American or not after reading about people like the guy in the article. A lot of Americans are always saying that the US is the best country in the world and I have doubted that for some time, especially after having living overseas. I think once I start school again I need to look into a study abroad program for a semester somewhere in Europe possibly in the UK or Ireland. At this point I consider myself American by birth, culturally however I am not however I am not sure what culture I belong to.
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america is not the greatest country in the world. my proof lies in the fact that austria is so much better. in fact, i feel like dropping out of university and moving here once my citizenship is all in order. seriously, i like it that much.
i didn't click the link to read the article yet but based on what you described the guy in the article sounds like a bullshitter to me. in my opinion as well i would say he has not really experienced these countries. sure, the big cities can be fun, but i think the smaller, off-the-radar places can be just as much fun, if not more so. for example, the most time i've spent in Vienna so far in the last week was about an hour, which i spent at the airport and at baggage claim filling out a lost bag report. my aunt and uncle live in Horn, which is a village of about 5K people roughly an hour away from Vienna. i love it here. i haven't been able to experience Vienna yet, and i will eventually (my family owns an apartment there which is were 2 of my cousins live) but i absolutely love Horn - but maybe this is only because i love small towns and have always wanted to live in one? haha.
but seriously. i wouldn't mind living here. just gotta become good at German! :)
oh! your sister is graduating this year, right? what's she doing for university?
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