It would be lovely to bike across the world. "The lotus flower starts as a small flower down at the bottom of a pond in the mud and muck. It slowly grows up towards the waters surface continually moving towards the light. Once it come to the surface of the water the lotus flower begins to blossom and turn into a beautiful flower." ~ Chris Ryerson-The Meaning and Symbolism Behind the Lotus Flower Tattoo "And the more mud the growing lotus is swamped in, the more beautiful it becomes." ~ Mic-nificent I would like to know what your aspirations are and see if you are the kind of woman who takes the conversation hostage--meaning, highly opinionated, closed minded, wants to be heard but never listens--I think the most beautiful thing is when we can open our minds, ears, hearts and souls in mutual exchange of thoughts, ideas and wonder--that is the essence of learning. If this is you, this will say much for all future encounters between us if there are to be any. I have a few guy friends who like me cuz they think knowing me can get them chicks--or threesomes or some other goofy sh*** (not judging but im not about that so dont waste our time) one of these "friends" asked me what do i do when i'm coming? how rude is that (personal biz)--so i asked my only female friend (straight) what she thought about the question and she said, "You should have told him, when i'm coming, i'm planning on you going." I thought that was some funny sh"**-- real too