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Infinite Country by Patricia Engel | Thoughts

   Published : 2021   ||    Format : print   ||    Location : Colombia ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆   What was it about the country that kept everyone hostage to its fantasy? The previous month, on its own soil, an American man went to his job at a plant and gunned down fourteen coworkers, and last spring alone there were four different school shootings. A nation at war with itself, yet people still spoke of it as some kind of paradise.. Thoughts : Infinite Country follows two characters - young Talia, who at the beginning of this book, escapes a girl’s reform school in North Colombia so that she can make her previously booked flight to the US. Before she can do that, she needs to travel many miles to reach her father and get her ticket to the rest of her family. As we follow Talia’s treacherous journey south, we learn about how she ended up in the reform school in the first place and why half her family resides in the US. Infinite Country tells the story of her family through the other protagonist, El

Since it's a long weekend...


I'll be off the face of internet (maybe, don't count on it) for three days...

as I drive through the meandering roads all the way from my home in Virginia with close friends

to one of the awesomest nature's paradise on earth in West Virginia.

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I'm going to leave my baggage at home and stare at the beautiful cascading waterfalls

And go hike, enjoying the last days of summer (or is it the first days of Fall? But the leaves are still green!)

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And stare at others go river rafting!

Happy Labor day weekend to all who celebrate it and happy weekend to the rest of the world.

(PS: Please don't publish too many posts until I am back.)

Comments

Juju at Tales of Whimsy... said…
Oh how fun darling! Enjoy!
bermudaonion (Kathy) said…
I hope you have a blast!
Helen Murdoch said…
Sounds like a wonderful way to spend a long weekend, so relaxing and rejuvenating!
zibilee said…
Oh, I think you are going to have the most amazing time out there, Aths! I hope that it is all you wish for it to be, and that you are safe. See you soon!
Jill Broderick said…
Your trip sounds wonderful!  Hope you have a great time and bring back pictures for us!
Athira / Aths said…
It sure is. My vacations are usually hectic, since we plan a lot for a short time, but this time, we had 4-5 hours in the evenings free.
Athira / Aths said…
Thanks! It sure is so much fun and relaxing here!
Giving Reading said…
The pics are awesome and I am sure the experience would be too :)
Athira / Aths said…
The experience was fabulous! :)