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I Am Sea Lion - Hear Me Roar

by Kirsten Marion

Rated: 13+ · Book · Experience · #1890134

Finding well-being through travel and books.

Hello and welcome!

I have two great passions in life.

The first one is travel. After a series of life-changing events, my husband and I decided to spend the kids’ inheritance and see as much of the world as possible (I’m still bitter about Damascus). Our bible? A Thousand Places to See Before You Die. Please join us on our adventures seeing new places, meeting fascinating people and trying new, exciting, and sometimes just plain weird, food.

My second great passion is books. Reading expands my interior world in the same way travel expands my external one. And, books are a great way to armchair travel - not only through distance but through time as well. My tastes are eclectic, so we’ll be looking at a wide range of writing in a possibly haphazard fashion. Come along for the ride!

My best,
Kirsten
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Eliza Rose

Sep 26, 2014 at 9:04pm
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Wow, that sounds pretty frightening, just walking across a street filled with scooters and motorcycles. Kind of reminds me of the time I went to China. Cars everywhere, and lots of them. They were all going pretty fast as well, to the point where I was scared to cross the road. Although I do think that it's nice how everybody in Tet is pretty conscious of other people and obeying the rules, instead of just rushing everywhere.

Future Mrs. B

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Eliza Rose

Sep 21, 2014 at 9:47pm
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Wow, the people are really dedicated Ho Chi Minh. I don't ever think that I'd be able to voluntarily wake up at 6:00am and wait 2.5 hours in line just so that I could see a body, holy or not. But that's just me. Did you get to see the body? It seems very interesting. I feel kind of bad for Ho Chi Minh, since even after all he did for his country, he never even got his dying wish of being cremated. Although I suppose that if he saw the joy his preserved body brings people, he'd think that preservation was just as good a choice as cremation.

Future Mrs. B

Eliza Rose

Sep 21, 2014 at 8:59pm
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I don't know, I found this kind of funny. It mostly because of how you were caught once but was let go, then several years later, was caught again in the same place. Although I suppose the whole, getting fined and possibly getting your license suspended wasn't so hilarious. I hope your licence wasn't actually suspended. When I was reading, at first, I thought it was going to be the same officer who pulled you over the first time. I guess in hindsight, even if it was, he might not recognize you, or you him. I hope you enjoyed Banff. I've heard about how it was very nice with beautiful scenery, but I haven't had a chance to go myself.

Future Mrs. B

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CJ Reddick

Apr 30, 2013 at 5:16pm
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Scamming Gypsies in Spain- who would have thought?

Natechia dos Reis

Apr 25, 2013 at 4:53pm
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If you get a chance to visit Coimbra or Sintra in Portugal please give it hugs from me. That's where I lived and I miss it terribly. Enjoy!!!!

Kirsten Marion

Apr 22, 2013 at 5:10am
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You're welcome! So far Paris is great.

Prosperous Snow celebrating

Apr 21, 2013 at 12:59am
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Thank you for sharing the information about the Tooth Fairy. I'm looking forward to the posts from abroad.

Kirsten Marion

Apr 20, 2013 at 1:10pm
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Thank you! Yes, it was fun to look it up

Airplane1285

Apr 20, 2013 at 11:57am
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I never knew that about the tooth fairy, and I usually like looking up things like that!

Have fun on your Europe trip!

Kirsten Marion

Apr 19, 2013 at 3:37pm
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Thank you! It's nice to get your comments, and it's good to be back!

February 4, 2014 at 8:19am

#805763

The Importance of Red and Yellow

“Walk slowly and keep moving. Don’t stop and don’t run.” The words of Ha, our tour manager ring in my ears as I gingerly step out into the swirling traffic, affecting a confidence I’m inwardly afraid I don’t feel. “In a city with few traffic lights, that is the only way to cross the street,” Ha continued. “The traffic doesn’t move quickly, but it won’t stop for you. If you walk slowly, the driver can judge your speed and how to maneuver around you. Besides, it is still Tet, instead of 2 million scooters and motorbikes on the road, there are only about 800 thousand. If you still feel frightened, find some locals, insert yourself amongst them and cross with them.”

It works. Traffic moves in an orderly fashion – there is no one trying to get anywhere in a New York minute. Hooting is only to advise one’s presence – not to scare the daylights out of other drivers or make unseemly displays of aggression. Scooters, many carrying entire families, smoothly flow around me as I cross a wide street to enter the old quarter.

You have to get used to walking on the street. Sidewalks, when they exist at all, are for parking vehicles and displaying the wares of vendors. Pedestrians don’t signify. Read more here.

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