If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.
— Sun Tzu (via reluctantbuddha) (via quote-book) (via hiten)
To say you are ‘in love’ means nothing, but to act out of love means everything.
— Unknown
A lot of people in this country go through their days numb. They need to be entertained. They need to feel something.
Never request permission to start a revolution.
— Franklin McCain of the Greensboro Four
It’s so tempting to start drawing maps for people. It makes them happy and it makes me feel smart. But resisting that temptation is the right thing to do, because once someone does it on their own a few times, they become unstoppable. Watching that change occur is one of the highlights of my professional life. And in fact, every great teacher I’ve ever known seeks the same outcome.
Year in Cities, 2009
My favorite post of the year. Here’s a list of cities I stayed in, in roughly chronological order. An asterisk means I stayed there more than once on non-consecutive days.
Also see the 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 editions.
Five continents in calendar 2009. Though between Nov 08 and Oct 09 I visited all 7 :)
Kruger Park, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
Jaipur, India
Agra, India
Delhi, India
Chennai, India
Calicut, India
Goa, India
Aurengabad, India
Mumbai, India
London, UK
Vancouver, BC*
Salt Spring Island, BC
San Francisco, CA
Toronto, ON*
New York, NY
Rome, Italy
Palermo, Italy
Catania, Italy
Taurianova, Italy
Budapest, Hungary*
Odessa, Ukraine
Istanbul, Turkey
Beirut, Lebanon
Damascus, Syria*
Homs, Syria
Amman, Jordan
Melbourne, Australia
Sydney, Australia
Auckland, New Zealand
Dunedin, New Zealand
Te Anau, New Zealand
Queenstown, New Zealand
Wanaka, New Zealand
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Blenheim, New Zealand
And, a map of my Year in Cities (you may need to click through to see it):
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