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It's The Little Things

Xeni Jardin is talking about her trip to Guatemala:

"My travel companion took some snapshots of the children with a Polaroid, and handed the snapshots to them for them to keep. The girl flipped out when she realized she was being handed an image of herself, for keeps -- this huge grin spread across her face. I don't think either of them had ever seen an instant photo before, definitely not of themselves. As they walked away, she would not stop looking at the instant photo."

What a great idea for polaroids! When I was traveling in... less-connected places, I'd always take pictures and video clips with my Elph, then show them to folks on its little screen. But beyond that initial moment of awe, I couldn't give them anything else in return beyond a [useless, given the lack of connectivity] URL to my site, where the pictures would eventually be. I'll definitely be taking some form of portable media printer with me, the next time I hit the road.