Sometimes I wish there was an autobahn - as in Bundesautobahn, regarding open speed limits - between Utah and Arizona. Speaking of autobahn, it reminds me of travel stories from countries of the Eastern Bloc of yesteryears and how a traveler's papers should always be “in order” to guarantee safe and hassle free transit. Arizona, with its new and controversial immigration laws, is like a newly-minted Eastern Bloc country, and therefore might as well be on “south of the border”. And so as visitors, we feel a bit apprehensive and somewhat paranoid, even as perfectly legit and legal US residents. I hope we don’t get into some nightmarish experience like being at a Beirut war zone roadblock. Arizona is a beautiful state nonetheless - it’s got the Grand Canyon and has mostly nice weather like Samoa. Anyway, along the way, I'll be humming and singing the song: “Arizona, take off your rainbow shades. Arizona, have another look at the world....Arizona, hey won’t you go my way!”
"The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living." ~ Socrates
("O le Olaga e le Tauivi ma Filigā, e Leai Sona Aogā.")
6/17/10
Traveling "south of the border" ...to Arizona
Sometimes I wish there was an autobahn - as in Bundesautobahn, regarding open speed limits - between Utah and Arizona. Speaking of autobahn, it reminds me of travel stories from countries of the Eastern Bloc of yesteryears and how a traveler's papers should always be “in order” to guarantee safe and hassle free transit. Arizona, with its new and controversial immigration laws, is like a newly-minted Eastern Bloc country, and therefore might as well be on “south of the border”. And so as visitors, we feel a bit apprehensive and somewhat paranoid, even as perfectly legit and legal US residents. I hope we don’t get into some nightmarish experience like being at a Beirut war zone roadblock. Arizona is a beautiful state nonetheless - it’s got the Grand Canyon and has mostly nice weather like Samoa. Anyway, along the way, I'll be humming and singing the song: “Arizona, take off your rainbow shades. Arizona, have another look at the world....Arizona, hey won’t you go my way!”
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