gregschlom
Joined 16 years ago
Joined 16 years ago
I started swimming towards shore, pulled myself on the rocks there and rested. It felt weirdly wonderful. Warm rocks heating up my body, and a great sensation of calm. Only after a few minutes did I understand the gravity of what had just happened.
When I think back about it, it's crazy how close I was to death. Learned my lesson that day. As she says in the article, don't do it alone.
"This ticket was priced in GBP, not INR. Because the journey originated in Manchester, the fare is denominated in the currency of the origin country: the United Kingdom."
So: the currency is the one for the country of origin.
This book has brought me immense joy, I'd recommend it to anyone.
It's fascinating how much Buddhism has gotten "right".
French, born in Brazil, currently (2016) living in San Francisco. I've previously lived in Bali, Cape Verde, Saigon, Paris, and Rio de Janeiro.
I love programming, reverse-engineering, tearing things apart to understand how they work, and designing beautiful software.
I was the founder of a failed startup (BetterInbox, an attempt to make email a better place), and I'm an avid reader of "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity."
More recently, I made this: http://flowandwonder.com
I love to get email from people I don't know! Get in touch: [email protected]