"Not All Passports are Created Equal" -Huffington Post

In an earlier post, I talked about how guilty I felt returning to the United States after living a year in Ecuador.

Middle-to-Upper Class Guilt

I felt this way for many complicated reason, but one reason I felt guilt leaving was because I can leave and many of my Ecuadorian friends can't. It is the unfortunate reality.

Getting a Ecuadorian passport is difficult and expensive. An Ecuadorian getting a visa to the United States is extremely expensive and nearly impossible.

I recently read this short article and info-graph that highlights the fact that not all passports are same. It's very interesting and eye-opening.

Not All Passports Are Created Equal, As This Map Will Tell You (INFOGRAPHIC) Suzy Strutner,The Huffington Post

another random did-you-know: fattest countries in the world 2013

1. Mexico

2. United States of America

(Shout out to the U.S. for no longer being #1 on the list.)

3. New Zealand

4. Chile

5. Australia

The more you know...

(I got this data from chron.com and listcrux.com. I tried to find a more offical source, but couldn't, so no promises on accuracy. )

random ER did-you-know

Did you know that we can place IVs in the veins of baby's heads?

It freaks parents out and hurts a lot more to place than one in the arm or hand, so it's the last option, but it can be done!

(And, actually, sometimes the veins in the head can be much better for an IV than the other options.)

http://community.babycenter.com/post/a40551538/my_baby_has_arrived_photo_bomb

The more you know..

An Ecuadorian tradition.