"I heard there was an American living in the building" she said in the elevator after asking if I "was from around here." My castellano will give me away every time.
Luckily there were only six more floors of conversation before I could pop off, avoiding the inevitable question and my answer to attempt to explain current politics. "Why?" is the most frequent followed very closely by "How?"
I have long been a fan of travel for how it opens your mind to see simple occurrences in a different light and for how it opens your heart to have a deeper empathy.
If you have ever been the only [fill in the blank] in the room, on a corner, at a restaurant, on the street, you know the gift of a smile, the power of being kind, the gratitude for help given without gain.
Here's hoping that we all remember to be kind and generous in the coming new year.
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