It's probably good, every so often, for a reality check, one that compares our relatively insular lives to the larger world. One such check occurred for me earlier today. An acquaintance of mine serving in the military responded as follows to a recommendation to take a look at a video posted on the Internet:
I will have to look at the video later, as I am currently in Luanda, Angola. The internet here is not quite fast enough to make video viewing worthwhile. I am in a suit and tie, getting ready to go to a 4th of July party at the US Embassy. I head back to Rabat, Morocco tomorrow, and I will watch the video then. By the way, Angola is much nicer than I thought it would be. The cost of living is outragous, and the traffic in Luanda (the capital) is beyond bad, but the country as a whole is working very hard to come back from over 15 years of war (actually back to 1974, if you don't include the short break around the early 90's).
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