Seeing Morpho butterflies use rivers as fly aways (Costa Rica), an anaconda in a river (Ecuador), a midget living under a bridge (Tennesee), deep fried watermelon (California).

I think all people have something to teach you. Recently, a 7 year old taught me the word for cicada in Japanese.

the smell of the rainforest at night, canopy towers, writing, reading, hiking, forests, islands, listening to people's conversations in cafes, roofs, speaking foreign languages, riding public transportation, cooking, eating, talking, talking loudly, playing hooky, napping, finding the rare moments of poetry in scientific writing