Today was a really nice day...I woke up, did loundry, went to school to work on a marketing project with some classmates, came back home, had a very nice italian lunch followed by some delicious real espresso coffee, and then played football (soccer) with some people...it was really fun! I hadn't played football for a long time and it's actually a really good anti-stress, and a good way to bond with people! Once again I was playing with THE WORLD: let me see if I can remember all the nationalities that were playing: USA, Venezuela, Peru, China, India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Italy (of course:), Ghana, South Africa, and I'm pretty sure there was more. How awesome! So many people from such different places bonding together on a football field in Missouri playing with a ball! Just see it: take an atlas, make arrows leave from all those places and let them lend in Missouri, then zoom on Stankowski field and what do you see?! Around 20 people kicking a ball and running up and down a field...wow, I love seeing the consequences of what globalization is bringing to the world...so much interaction!

Then I came back home and got an email from this speaker from California who I invited to speak at Mizzou on Israel-Palestine-USA and what the media leave out. She wants $2000 plus airfare and hotel!!!! Isn't this crazy?!?! Wow, I realized that she was an important, very knowledgeable woman, but $2000?! Are there actually people who just live off going around university speaking about their topic, and getting payed an outregeous amount of money? I think it's insane...it's like giving a price to knowledge. Well, I guess that's what universities do, and why books have a price, and why there are such good university professors out there. But still, I couldn't believe she asked me for $2000...wow! I guess I need to look for a speaker on a smaller scale...it's frustrating!

In a week spring break will start at my university, and I'll be almost alone in Columbia, but I'm excited cause I'm trying to save money to go to Peru for Hector and Jessica's wedding...and I will be able to maybe meet Brian in Lima too! It will be amazing if I actually end up going (I still need to finalize my summer plans), I could really give anything up for exploring a new country, new people, a new culture with its colors, smells, tastes...

I'll end this post with those dreams...