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
Don't you just love road trips? Especially when it's decently long, and your car is packed with some people, some fun, and some books!
In a few hours, my family and I will be driving towards Chicago for our vacation, with plenty of stops on the way. This is my first time to Chicago so I'm excited. But it's a 12 hour drive and we did briefly consider whether flying would be a better idea, before stomping on that option after looking at the flight rates. But we like driving much better anyways, so after using Roadtrippers extensively to chalk out our plan, we are ready.
Speaking of Roadtrippers, if you guys haven't used this site before, you should give it a try. This is not just my first trip to Chicago, it's also my first trip on the road inland beyond West Virginia. So I really did not know what places we could check out on the road, and we were planning to split the 12 hour drive over two days. It was a ton a fun playing with this site and allowing it to give you suggestions based on some filters you liked, such as Nature, Attractions, etc. Below is the map I made for the trip. (Note that Roadtrippers did not ask me to advertise for them, I just like this site so much that this is all just me gushing).
In other news, we will not be taking any audiobooks on the trip, since not everyone in the car will be enthusiastic about it. Oh well. So instead I have loaded my Kindle with quite a few books that I probably won't be reading at all. Last night, I started reading A Man Called Ove that is turning out to be quite a quirky fun read (set in Sweden!) so I'll dig into that whenever I find some quiet reading time. Since I won't be back until Wednesday, my online presence is going to be almost not there.
In a few hours, my family and I will be driving towards Chicago for our vacation, with plenty of stops on the way. This is my first time to Chicago so I'm excited. But it's a 12 hour drive and we did briefly consider whether flying would be a better idea, before stomping on that option after looking at the flight rates. But we like driving much better anyways, so after using Roadtrippers extensively to chalk out our plan, we are ready.
Speaking of Roadtrippers, if you guys haven't used this site before, you should give it a try. This is not just my first trip to Chicago, it's also my first trip on the road inland beyond West Virginia. So I really did not know what places we could check out on the road, and we were planning to split the 12 hour drive over two days. It was a ton a fun playing with this site and allowing it to give you suggestions based on some filters you liked, such as Nature, Attractions, etc. Below is the map I made for the trip. (Note that Roadtrippers did not ask me to advertise for them, I just like this site so much that this is all just me gushing).
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I like the idea of road trips. I like to take my time and see and check out stuff but I cannot stand clutter and that is what builds up in the car with my brood. Even though we clean stuff out at rest stops we end up looking like we are living out of the car. Mainly, because my daughter must bring all of the essentials...three pillows, two blankets,etc.
Chicago! What a fun town. So much to do.