Status

 Good morning from Linden, Guyana! I submitted the paper for publishing yesterday. It was better than I anticipated.

I don't have much planned for this weekend. As for my travel plans, I expect to be in Guyana for a while longer.

Feeling Good; Rehab 1yr anniversary

 It is a good afternoon in Linden Guyana! I am not doing much and I am feeling good. My right eye feels a little funny but I feel good overall.

I am very thankful for God's mercies. About a year ago, I was staying at a rehab center working to get rid of issues with my legs/walking. It was like I was in a dorm again. I exercised the legs and practiced walking every day until I was better. Rehab was good overall and very successful! After rehab, I was able to use my legs again. Rehab issued a wheelchair in case I needed one. (Read my past posts that mention rehab here: https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/search?q=rehab).

I have been in Guyana for several months. I recall the trip to Guyana from the U.S. There was a lot of walking at the airports. I recall that at JFK Airport I walked for about 3-4 minutes at a time. After 3-4 minutes, I needed to rest. I was also breathless. The exercise was good. I needed a wheelchair only when I got to Cheddi Jagan International Airport. It has been several months and I am now so much better/stronger! Now, my legs are pretty much normal. I do not need to use a wheelchair.

I recall that I was on oxygen when I started rehab (for lung issues). I was off the oxygen when I left. 2023 was one of my very tough years!

Update

 It is hot today in Linden and I was at the outside pipe (standpipe). These pipes are usually in the backyard or at the side of the yard in Guyana. Refreshing water is always flowing from the standpipe. I was at the side of the yard yet near the rear of the house, and the water was cool.

Foods to Cool Down

In Linden, there are a lot of food options to cool down. Some of my favorites are icicle, custard block, ice cream, snow cone, and a cold fruit juice or coconut water. Icicle and custard block are sold primarily to school children (in school yards). Adults could also obtain those options.

Snow cones are very popular. There are numerous street vendors that sell snow cones in cities and towns in Guyana. I like my snow cone with condensed milk, which is an option for buyers.

Update

 Good morning from Linden, Guyana! 

It is hot in Linden and I am using/employing the regular strategies to stay cool. I drink a lot of cold water, the air conditioner and fan are on all day, and so on. I even clean up with cool water. I cleaned up at the outside pipe a few times. It is lots of fun.

Updates

Posted earlier in Facebook:

It is a new morning in Georgetown, Guyana! I am up and feeling much better. Yesterday was rough. I was out most of the day dealing with issues connected with my debit/credit card. I tried to use my debit/credit card at 3 banks. I figured out that the five-digit pin for my card (set up by Bank of America in the US - I believe this is standard) was an issue. Everything is better and I am looking forward to a better day.

My laptop still does not work. It could be that the scan at the airport security checkpoint affected it. I am working to fix it soon.

Traveling

I am out traveling. For my post today, I thought I would comment on one or more travel-related journal articles that interest me.

I found an interesting article on the use of a tool/travel diary to capture online and in-person activity to learn more about how online activities affect in-person activities (travel, shopping, and so on). The article is:

Online and in-person activity logging using a smartphone-based travel, activity, and time-use survey By André Alhoa, Cheng Cheng, Dao Trung Hieu, Takanori Sakai, Fang Zhao, Moshe Ben-Akiva, Lynette Cheah, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198221002293

It was included in the March 2022 issue of Transportation Research and Interdisciplinary Perspectives (Volume 13). It would fit in an IT/IS journal.

The tool is impressive. The user interface is a little dark for my taste. It is interesting that online activity (e-shopping, e-commerce) affects in-person or in-store shopping. I quickly reviewed one of the articles included in the reference list (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3141/2157-18).

The paper made me think of social media. There is a lot of travel activity on social media - Facebook, Twitter, and so on. There needs to be a review of how easy it is to track travel activity via social media and how it would compare to tools created for travel tracking.