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Bill Keller's avatar

So cool that you made that trip! And wrote this piece, which is thought-provoking, as always. Your musings on the struggle to create, including the quote from C.S. Lewis, reminded me of Wordsworth’s words on the subject:

The world is too much with us; late and soon,

Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;—

Little we see in Nature that is ours;

We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!

Alina's avatar

Bill, thank you for reading as always! I just looked up the poem – amazing that it was written 200 years ago but applies today. We really do keep cycling through the same experiences. Moral of the story is I need to touch grass huh

Bradley Smith's avatar

Ahh I hope to go next year!! And excited to see which ones u saw make it to the Oscar’s :)

Alina's avatar

You HAVE tooooo

Elena's avatar

I didn’t know about the 3 day pass, that is awesome!! Sounds like a dream solo trip

Alina's avatar

Thank you Elena!! You should totally do it if you qualify 😌

Eugenie Shin's avatar

my forever inspiration!!!

Alina's avatar

you’re mine more!!