Comments on: Cultural strengths? http://pos-psych.com/news/dana-arakawa/20080314657 Positive Psychology News Daily - Daily boost of research-based happiness. Authored by University of Pennsylvania graduates of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology program (MAPP). Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:56:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Dana Arakawa http://pos-psych.com/news/dana-arakawa/20080314657#comment-15330 Dana Arakawa Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:10:58 +0000 http://pos-psych.com/news/dana-arakawa/20080314657#comment-15330 Hi George, Thank you so much for reaching out with your comments, I really appreciate it! That's wonderful that you lived in Peru as a child - I also loved Arequipa, with it's beautiful silla architecture and volcanoes. From Arequipa, I went on a short tour of the nearby Colca Canyon, and we were lucky to over 20 condors that day. How long did you live in Peru? Being in Peru was my first time abroad, and I had the most amazing time there so I'll always have the greatest love for the country in my heart. Actually, since I went to India only a month after getting back from 2 months in Peru, I had a hard time not comparing the two. India just seemed like MORE of everything - more people, poverty, animals, craziness. There is so much to say and write about India; most of the time I was just overwhelmed, it's such a sensory overload. I think the first time I actually felt settled and immersed in India was my last night, in that restaurant with the 75 rupee thali...my best meal of the whole trip! Thanks again for your comments and also for bringing Arequipa back to my mind! Aloha, Dana Hi George,

Thank you so much for reaching out with your comments, I really appreciate it!

That’s wonderful that you lived in Peru as a child - I also loved Arequipa, with it’s beautiful silla architecture and volcanoes. From Arequipa, I went on a short tour of the nearby Colca Canyon, and we were lucky to over 20 condors that day. How long did you live in Peru? Being in Peru was my first time abroad, and I had the most amazing time there so I’ll always have the greatest love for the country in my heart.

Actually, since I went to India only a month after getting back from 2 months in Peru, I had a hard time not comparing the two. India just seemed like MORE of everything - more people, poverty, animals, craziness. There is so much to say and write about India; most of the time I was just overwhelmed, it’s such a sensory overload. I think the first time I actually felt settled and immersed in India was my last night, in that restaurant with the 75 rupee thali…my best meal of the whole trip!

Thanks again for your comments and also for bringing Arequipa back to my mind!

Aloha,
Dana

]]> By: George Vaillant http://pos-psych.com/news/dana-arakawa/20080314657#comment-15292 George Vaillant Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:01:22 +0000 http://pos-psych.com/news/dana-arakawa/20080314657#comment-15292 Dear Dana, I so appreciated your travel comments. I lived in Peru as a child (Ariquipa was my favorite) and we visited southern India last year. Everything that you said was spot on. I think the most baffling part of India is the fact that everything is a paradox; black and white living harmoniously side my side. The western and/or the immature mind cannot fathom it. Like you, we much preferred the India lunches when we ate with our fingers off banana leaves instead of the marble floors of the Hyatt. Warm Regards, George Dear Dana,

I so appreciated your travel comments. I lived in Peru as a child (Ariquipa was my favorite) and we visited southern India last year. Everything that you said was spot on. I think the most baffling part of India is the fact that everything is a paradox; black and white living harmoniously side my side. The western and/or the immature mind cannot fathom it. Like you, we much preferred the India lunches when we ate with our fingers off banana leaves instead of the marble floors of the Hyatt.

Warm Regards,
George

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