Day Five...I'm Still Alive

Today we went to the Airport to get first hand knowledge about what goes on behind the scenes at Homeland Security and how to handle issues related to customs and Border Protection Regulations.

I think the most eye-opening fact we learned was that when travelers buy items in foreign countries from street people, don't lie I know you all have done this...pocketbooks, jewelry, clothing items, things that you might purchase for cash from the "merchants" who lay their wares out on a sheet on the sidewalk, you are actually contributing to the drug trade, prostitution, child pornographers, and other underworld criminals. That's who is supplying this stuff to the peddlers, and that's who is making the money. So even if you think you are getting a great bargain, you need to consider who is making the money on this and who is suffering for it. So DON'T DO IT! And that's all the preaching I will do here about that.

After the airport, we went back to class and took a test on the city tour that we did the other day and then 3 hours of class.

We learned that San Francisco is 49 square miles, is the #1 tourist destination in America, is the 4th largest city in California with a population of approximately 776,000. And the state motto is "Eureka!" which means "I have found it", referring to the discovery of gold in 1849. The state animal is the grissley bear.

Tonight I have lots of work to do to prepare for my turn at the mic on our city tour on Sunday.

I am less concerned about microphone anxiety and more concerned about actually saying something intelligent and informational for my tour group. I think when I know what to say, I won't be as nervous about saying it with the microphone. By George, I think I've got it!

Eureka!