Great talkative ride from airport to "downtown." I've been assured that GM's influence on Detroit has postponed the evolution of a good mass transit system- but sometimes a lack of one thing can lead to another - new friendships.
My new friend, Said, pictured right, a soccer player and now entrepreneur, is "from" Ethiopa and Italy by way of Germany and then many years in the US. We talked about things most people try not to think about around the world; Detroit, why and how it will change; why Fiats are so popular; how parents can support their children everywhere, and where hope comes from. So far, Detroit doesn't look hopeless, but then I haven't seen anything but what outsiders and tourists see. Tomorrow I will listen and learn.
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