Traveling Beans

More Introductions

Hey all you dedicated readers,
This is a quick note to send some love and also introduce two new members. We really like building community among our world traveling companions.
First, welcome to Ms. Amelia Hight, Watson fellow from Scripps College in southern california and Taos, New Mexico native (imagine all the explaining she has to keep doing when people say what, you're from mexico? while she travels the world). Amelia is working on a project on genocide memorials in Cambodia and Rwanda. We met up while I was looking at coffee in Rwanda and she was looking at genocide. Since then, we have shared chocolate bars, banana pancakes and the OC Season 2, as well as awesome conversations on the world, life, and being a Watson fellow. In addition, we made friends with 13 mountain gorillas in Rwanda's northwest corner. They are super friendly and cool, I recommend a visit to them for anyone in the area.
Also, a welcome to Brit Chase, Hamilton's own Bristol fellow, star bicyclist and columnist. Brit is traveling the world investigating the use of bicycles in different cultures around the world, and has been writing hysterical things about it. She should have been posting here all year, but we look forward to hearing all the wisdom she has to offer also as we continue our adventures!
So, cheers to expanding this awesome community of even-awesomer people. I figured out we now have 10% of the 2005-2006 Watson class on one blog. It's awesome to get to know you guys before we see each other in three months. Keep the wisdom coming...

posted by Hilary King @ 4:44 PM