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Masada, Cerca del Mar Muerto, Israel (Photo by Guillermo Barquero Chacón)

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___________________________________________ Caption: Quieres saber tu tamaño, entonces tienes que extasiarte de infinito. Translation: If you want to know your true size, just glance at the horizon. ___________________________________________ I have just returned from the 2011 Fulbright Association conference (Washington, D.C.), where I met Mr. Guillermo Barquero Chacón, President of the Fulbright Association of Costa Rica. Besides being deeply involved with promoting the Fulbright program in Costa Rica and assisting in special environmental projects, Mr. Chacón is a fine photographer who has published Instantes , a photographic journey depicting moments in time and in diverse places. For each photograph, he has added a fitting caption and has translated it into English. I was particularly drawn to the above photo and its caption, because it fits so well with the theme of this blog: the fact that physical size should not matter--and does not matter to at least one

Memoir Madness: Driven to Involuntary Commitment