Comments on: What’s Keeping You Up At Night? http://bengarland.com/2006/07/whats-keeping-you-up-at-night/ the adventures of buckaroo bonzai Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:04:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Ben http://bengarland.com/2006/07/whats-keeping-you-up-at-night/#comment-692 Ben Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:59:42 +0000 http://bengarland.com/2006/07/11/169/#comment-692 <p>I know! You're not the kind of people I'm talking about. There's a difference between people who are ambitious, driven, and busy (you) and people who are just lazy, thoughtless, and rude (a lot of other people) =)</p> I know! You’re not the kind of people I’m talking about. There’s a difference between people who are ambitious, driven, and busy (you) and people who are just lazy, thoughtless, and rude (a lot of other people) =)

]]> By: liz http://bengarland.com/2006/07/whats-keeping-you-up-at-night/#comment-691 liz Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:32:40 +0000 http://bengarland.com/2006/07/11/169/#comment-691 <p>i've been trying to keep up! :) i have 300 emails in my [personal] inbox, so i'm having a hard time keeping up with anything but putting one foot in front of the other these days. this blog actually helps with following you, even if i've been bad about posting anything in reply :)</p> <p>xoxo</p> i’ve been trying to keep up! :) i have 300 emails in my [personal] inbox, so i’m having a hard time keeping up with anything but putting one foot in front of the other these days. this blog actually helps with following you, even if i’ve been bad about posting anything in reply :)

xoxo

]]> By: Mark http://bengarland.com/2006/07/whats-keeping-you-up-at-night/#comment-688 Mark Wed, 12 Jul 2006 19:11:43 +0000 http://bengarland.com/2006/07/11/169/#comment-688 <p>No idea. Think it was a search for something, who knows what. And then I read about your EARTH tribulations...my wife is WWOOFing right now in Scotland. Terribly enough, it sounds like she's getting more out of her non-academic organic farming experience than you are yours. Good thing you're getting out of there soon, sounds like a nightmare of petty rivalries.</p> <p>And also, we grew up in Atlanta (living in Amsterdam now), so there was that too...</p> <p>Anyway, keep writing.</p> No idea. Think it was a search for something, who knows what. And then I read about your EARTH tribulations…my wife is WWOOFing right now in Scotland. Terribly enough, it sounds like she’s getting more out of her non-academic organic farming experience than you are yours. Good thing you’re getting out of there soon, sounds like a nightmare of petty rivalries.

And also, we grew up in Atlanta (living in Amsterdam now), so there was that too…

Anyway, keep writing.

]]> By: Ben http://bengarland.com/2006/07/whats-keeping-you-up-at-night/#comment-685 Ben Wed, 12 Jul 2006 17:24:11 +0000 http://bengarland.com/2006/07/11/169/#comment-685 <p>Thanks for the comments. Good to know somebody reads this thing! How'd you find my blog? =)</p> Thanks for the comments. Good to know somebody reads this thing! How’d you find my blog? =)

]]> By: Mark http://bengarland.com/2006/07/whats-keeping-you-up-at-night/#comment-684 Mark Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:05:37 +0000 http://bengarland.com/2006/07/11/169/#comment-684 <p>I sympathize completely. One perspective I've developed about it is that most people don't know what it's like to go abroad for long periods of time, so they don't understand any of the things that are hard about it: dislocation, physical and mental discomfort, loss of identity, etc. They just see it as a fun adventure you're on, and even if you tell them it's hard, they don't <b>really</b> understand. And if it's so hard, why do you do it?</p> <p>I've stopped expecting them to ask more than a few cursory questions, because they don't know what to ask and this makes them feel uncomfortable I think...my parents are especially guilty of this. But of my friends, the few who are really curious...this curiosity manifests itself in other areas of their personality as well and helps me understand why I liked them in the first place.</p> I sympathize completely. One perspective I’ve developed about it is that most people don’t know what it’s like to go abroad for long periods of time, so they don’t understand any of the things that are hard about it: dislocation, physical and mental discomfort, loss of identity, etc. They just see it as a fun adventure you’re on, and even if you tell them it’s hard, they don’t really understand. And if it’s so hard, why do you do it?

I’ve stopped expecting them to ask more than a few cursory questions, because they don’t know what to ask and this makes them feel uncomfortable I think…my parents are especially guilty of this. But of my friends, the few who are really curious…this curiosity manifests itself in other areas of their personality as well and helps me understand why I liked them in the first place.

]]> By: mike http://bengarland.com/2006/07/whats-keeping-you-up-at-night/#comment-683 mike Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:29:56 +0000 http://bengarland.com/2006/07/11/169/#comment-683 <p>completely agree. this is why i have like 3 friends.</p> completely agree. this is why i have like 3 friends.

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