Comments on: The word “safe” is a relative term (Lessons from Guatemala pt. 2) http://www.matthewbigelow.com/2009/08/19/the-word-safe-is-a-relative-term-lessons-from-guatemala-pt-2/ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:11:30 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nacie Carson http://www.matthewbigelow.com/2009/08/19/the-word-safe-is-a-relative-term-lessons-from-guatemala-pt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-455 Nacie Carson Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:40:38 +0000 http://www.matthewbigelow.com/blog/?p=224#comment-455 I love your professor's philosophy! My dad always used to say that "Experience is an expensive school, but a fool can learn in no other." I think that it is true that as Americans we try to protect ourselves so much from harm that we deny ourselves access to those experiences that we can really learn from. Glad to see your trip has been insightful as well as very cool! Nacie I love your professor’s philosophy! My dad always used to say that “Experience is an expensive school, but a fool can learn in no other.” I think that it is true that as Americans we try to protect ourselves so much from harm that we deny ourselves access to those experiences that we can really learn from.

Glad to see your trip has been insightful as well as very cool!

Nacie

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