The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

In what way?

Well, he said felt two things. He said he appreciated certain things about the US that he didn't before. (The area he in was a poverty stricken area where he was helping rebuild housing. He said the water in the area was bad. He said the medical facilities in that area was poor. I don't remember where exactly he was...) But he also got differing perspectives about our country that he said made him think. (He talked to people who liked and disliked America and the casual criticism of the US opened his eyes.)
When he left, Reed seemed kind of out-of-touch with the world. It's hard to explain. I mean, he's really young. Like 21 or something. I think he grew up a little in Nicaragua. A total learning experience. I don't think he knows much about the world outside of his Boston College experience and his home in a small town in Connecticut...
(He also shaved his head and grew a beard. Which I thought was pretty cool.)