Now that I’m completely off point… let me wander back. From what I’ve seen, Asia is a land that all of the world should devote time towards learning about. From any standpoint: travel, education, investing, militarily, arts, and culturally, Asia has a tremendous offering that many people will never learn about.

If Americans have a holiday, we tend to visit beautiful places within our country, or those nearby. Now, there’s nothing wrong with that, but it’s simply a part of the reason we don’t learn enough about other countries. Since the Sept. 11, SARS, Bali Bombing, political unrest, and situation in Iraq, I can’t say that I think people should blame Americans for staying home. I guess most people wouldn’t think a nice trip to Beijing sounds wonderful at the moment, but I think we have to step back and think, “When will it be any safer to travel?” I wrote my opinion about this in the “archives” section, back in November. The world is changing more and more every minute. Shit happens, and it always will.