i am not afraid of lost

as hana would say: "'lost' is good. 'lost' is our friend. we don't get lost enough."
well, i do get lost quite a bit. i once told someone that the only way to really get to know a place is to get lost in it--a few times--and find your way home again. 'lost' and 'fear' are relative, though, and i now find myself 'lost' not only in the landscape, but in a culture. i am dealing with 'lost' on foot and in everday scenarios. italian is 'lost' on me and therefore, communication is lost. this picture represents 'lost'. the bus driver is lost, his friend is a stranger we picked up at a gas station, and none of us know enough italian to ask what's going on--much less to get us home again.