tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543516663839803989.post5047381079655402009..comments2012-08-15T11:48:40.877-07:00Comments on Not a Tourist: Learning Journal 7Nick Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08742878510679834067noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543516663839803989.post-80940799527292080982011-01-28T12:03:40.161-08:002011-01-28T12:03:40.161-08:00I agree that there's a big connection between ...I agree that there's a big connection between humans and their landscape. Whether or not the landscape is man-made or natural, I think it has a bigger effect on our moods, cultural perceptions, and self-perceptions than we think. <br /><br />I wonder what the Tongans think of our suburban American ways of landscaping front- and backyards. I recently went to Hawaii and could tell a big difference between the homes which were owned by native islanders and the one which were owned by foreigners. There was much more cement in foreigners' yards--for driveways, walkways, or surrounding garden patches--and the yard was usually organized and well-kept. I wonder if a Tongan would think this was nice-looking and beautiful, or if they would think it was foreign and fake.<br /><br />By the way, there's a great little play by Tom Stoppard called "Arcadia," which is about landscaping and mathematics and genealogy and a little bit of everything else, and I think you might like it.averylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310248188642616598noreply@blogger.com