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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My friend and I will be walking the Camino this May
and June and I must admit all this talk about Americans and anti-America is a
bit disconcerning. Most people walking the Camino have their own personal
reasons for doing so. Politics should not be part of it. I lived in
Ireland for seven years and I must admit that many times I crossed the street to
avoid Americans (I am an American). Sad to say, we always feel we are
right and they are wrong, but so the saying goes "there are many ways to skin a
cat" and I learned this living in another country. Our way is not
necessarily right, and neither is theirs. Each side has many pluses and if
it works for them that is all that matters. We visit another country to
partake of their culture and if we open our minds and hearts, we can learn alot.
I certainly did. My father was an uneducated coal miner in West Virginia,
but he had a great respect for individuals and he passed this on to my sister
and me. We should be judged for ourselves, not our race, religion, country
or political beliefs. I hope to walk the Camino and to just
experience the Camino.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mary Kay</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>