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I went on a really short weekend getaway to see the cherry blossoms in DC. I took the bus and stayed over at friends. I find airports, train stations and bus terminals fascinating. Amid the hustle and bustle, there's a lot of the human experience going on. Tears, sadness, joy at being reunited, anxiety or anticipation, hugging and kissing. Everyone's coming and going and I often wonder where everyone's off to. Case in point: My seatmate on the outward bound trip had her hair up in a ponytail, reading glasses on. I didn't get a good look at her but I assumed it was an older woman. When we got closer to our destination, she asked me how far we were from the terminal (I had no clue but assumed we were close.) She let her hair down, put make up on, and she became this younger person right before my eyes. Every now and then, from the corner of my eye, I'd see her smiling to herself.


I love this voiceover from Hugh Grant's Prime Minister character in Love Actually: "Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often, it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know, none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaking suspicion... love actually is all around"