small world

So we have all agreed that with the advances in technology, the world has become a smaller place. But this small! I would never have believed it! I mean, I traveled half way around the globe and now I am living as if nothing has changed. You walk on the street and bump into people you know, how cool is that? Or you surf the web just to find that someone you last talked to a few years ago lives a few blocks away! I am confused. Especially with all the homeland thoughts still buzzing in my head ...