{"id":415,"date":"2006-01-26T16:21:00","date_gmt":"2006-01-26T16:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mercurystate.wordpress.com\/2006\/01\/26\/doggy-paddling-in-the-big-cities\/"},"modified":"2008-09-09T22:43:21","modified_gmt":"2008-09-10T02:43:21","slug":"doggy-paddling-in-the-big-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seekingsol.com\/doggy-paddling-in-the-big-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"doggy-paddling in the big cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images12.fotki.com\/v253\/photos\/1\/10428\/3062822\/IMG_0178-vi.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>*the coolness and composure of a tree&#8230;I keep telling myself*<\/p>\n<p>Navigate my way through Bogota, Calcutta, Madrid, Bangkok and Rio de Janeiro&#8230;no prob!<\/p>\n<p>Chicago and St. Louis?<\/p>\n<p>My wrists hurt from prolonged and stressed clenching of the steering wheel.<\/p>\n<p>Who knew that the States was never (in the first place) my comfort zone? The surprise of these self-realizations keep me kickin&#8217; and afloat.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, the struggle is refreshing. And for now I must go back to swimming.<\/p>\n<p>But I&#8217;ll be back tonight with the reflections I&#8217;ve neglected to type.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n<em>*sol bows her &#8220;namaste&#8221; and gratitude to <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.worldnomads.com.au\/index.aspx?affiliate=Sol404');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.worldnomads.com.au\/index.aspx?affiliate=Sol404\">World Nomads Travel Insurance<\/a>, <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.thinkhost.com');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkhost.com\" target=\"new\">ThinkHost<\/a> and <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.mercuryfrog.com');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.mercuryfrog.com\" target=\"new\">MercuryFrog<\/a> for their ever-supporting roles in the realization of her dream.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*the coolness and composure of a tree&#8230;I keep telling myself* Navigate my way through Bogota, Calcutta, Madrid, Bangkok and Rio de Janeiro&#8230;no prob! 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