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A note on 'A glimpse in the thoughts of...'
Written by Tyler Cole | 15 January 2010
"A glimpse in the thoughts of..." is my attempt to paint a picture of the people that I meet as I'm traveling. I always enjoy hearing about the characters that others come across on the road, as well as telling people about cool people I meet; this tries to keep a record of those individuals' voices and adds a visual component to put a face to the story. The concept is this: a few questions are presented that aren't questions you would normally ask people (a la "If you could kiss anyone, who would it be and why?"), I take a picture of the person, and I post the responses, with permission of course. The hope is to elicit some interesting replies that give a look into how people from different parts of the world respond to these questions.
This may end up being not particularly interesting, but I am going to give it shot. For a few examples, I did a profile on my mom, my host in the Peruvian countryside, a doctor that helped me ton in Puno, Peru, and my Couchsurfing host when I was in Barranquilla, Colombia.
That said, I need help with the questions. Leave a comment with an interesting question! (Thanks to everyone for the suggestions.)

Comments
"What is love?" or some derivation on a similar subject. it can get some people talking for days.
By the way, what you're doing is awesome, I wish i had the huevos.
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