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Monday, October 30, 2017

Reading and hanging out

I just finished Aldous Huxley's Brave New World (loved it) and now I'm starting The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway. Hemingway kills me- his characters are so messy and beautiful, just like real life. And his style, so sparse and penetrating. Reminds me of Vonnegut.

This rocky beach was a good place to read while Sena and Ed went snorkeling and Aiyana did her own thing.

A quote from Brave New World:
"...back into the present, back into reality; the appalling present, the awful reality - but sublime, but significant, but desperately important..."

Today Ed, Sena and Aiyana went on a whale watch. We all went yesterday but we didn't see any whales, so they got to go again for free. I decided not to go because I felt nauseous yesterday due to the boat ride being choppy, and that was no fun for anyone. Instead, I'm hanging out by myself for a couple of hours, in Ponta Delgado, and I am happy to be here. I actually ended up finding a really nice cafe, and I got my book with me, so I am content to stay here, watch people and read. 

Here are Ed, Sena and Aiyana getting on the boat this morning.



And this is the cafe I found, where I am writing this from. Isn't it cute?



Peace 

2 comments:

Roxi said...

That breakfast looks delicious. I read Brave New World a long time ago, and I remember liking it, but it's been so long, that I don't remember much. I need to read it again. I am reading "the Handmaid's tale" right now. It's amazing. Have you read it? It's similar to 1984 and Brave New World.

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