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More impressions from the continent!
Probably the biggest impression I got from my visit
to Europe is that, in general, society seems more cooperative and collaborative
than it is here in the States. By that I mean, and this may be because we spent
a lot of time in bigger cities, but people living close together must be more
cooperative with each other in terms of resource usage, and things like that.
The public transportation systems were a marvel and
heavily used by all kinds of people, not primarily tourists, but mostly people
who live there. We traveled by both train and bus. We found that the people on
both were helpful and very kind with our questions about the stops and stations.
Interestingly, we found that many people spoke very good English, as a matter
of fact, way better English than I spoke either French or Italian. When we had
questions about which station to go to and what to do there (as in the next
connection), it was just amazing to me how helpful and kind people were in
general. Most people actually inquired about where we were from, where we were
going, and what we were doing there. They seemed genuinely interested in who we
were and how we were getting along in their communities.
Overall, I found that whether we were in large cities
like Florence and Paris or in very small cities and villages, the people were
interesting and interested. Probably the biggest thing I brought home was a
greater sense of how I can be kind and helpful to strangers and people who just
need a helping hand.
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PS. This photo is of our first meal in Florence: the
Florentine steak. It was an amazing meal.
