On Sunday my housemates and I fled the infernal Sevillan summer heat to La Isla Magica, an amusement park in Sevilla http://www.islamagica.es/. It was so hot that I felt like a camel in the Sahara all afternoon. Needless to say, we went on all of the water rides. Mike got the most soaked of us all. We also sampled the roller coasters, which were fun, but caused my face to be frozen somewhere between terror and exhilaration. Somehow, Mike managed to look completely calm on every candid ride photo, even the rides with surprises. Amazing! On the way out of the park I caught a glimpse of a nightly water fountain show. It reminded me very much of the water show in front of the Bellagio in Las Vegas. I remembered watching undulating water sprays in Las Vegas a couple of years ago (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP0K6H2QK7A), idly wondering where I might be in the future. Seeing the same watery arcs here in Sevilla, I was filled with serenity, content in the knowledge that I had achieved this very Sevillan adventure, and all other blessings in my life, by living the life that I dreamed of and by taking chances. To combine the wisdom of Eleanor Roosevelt and Robert Frost, I did the thing which I did not think I could do, and that has made all the difference.
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