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3 Weeks Back in Tacoma - Some Notes

I have a lot to say about our trip to the US, but I'm not feeling eloquent enough to turn it into a nice and coherent thing to read thing.  However, I took excellent notes during the whole trip and I think it would be entertaining to share these one-liners with you. During the car ride from the airport to Tacoma: "I forgot about those really big trees." - David "This is scary." - Miles, while we were on a freeway onramp. I kept looking around and sitting with the feeling that my mom wasn't there anymore. "What was that?!" - David, about the noise a car made while it revved its engine. "It's a flipped over white ship made of tires. Really big." - Miles about the Tacoma Dome. In Tacoma: This latte cost $5.99 omg. The political yard signs were less loud - more green, more unique blues, less red. "I recognize that park, but just a little." - David while driving past People's Park for the first time. Continuing the theme that...