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This is Anita's blog, created 24 June 2008 whilst attending Harvard summer school, Cambridge Massachusetts.
Anita is from New Zealand and loves spending her summers in the US.
Her only complaint is the intensity of air conditioning in some buildings she cannot get used to-- both on a physical and ethical (ie environmentally conscious) level.
Why use your buildings like refrigerators in the summer and ovens in the winter?

Oh yes, 40 years ago New Zealand suffered incredible short term pain (for long term gain) by decimalizing EVERYTHING from their currency to all weights, measures and distances in one foul swoop! All subsequent generations of 10 fingered school children now only have to remember three numbers; 1, 10 and 100.

So Anita thinks in centimetres, kilometres, litres, kilograms and celsius.
But has become adept at conversion from imperial measures after the time she unwittingly agreed to a 20 mile hike in the Appalacians in 90 dgre Fahrenheit carrying 3 quarts of water, but neglecting to pack a 2 fluid ounce tube of SPF 30 with insect repellent.

This is Anita's very first post.