Many people have asked me, "Why India?" To be honest, I have answered this question a hundred different ways. But, I have boiled it all down to a few reasons.
1. Why not!? My goal is to go on the wildest adventure possible, and well India is pretty wild if all the tales hold true.
2. After taking Tom Ward's Permaculture Course I want to go to a place that needs it most. India has been devastated by the use of agrochemicals and much of their water is dependent on snow melt from the Himalayas. With climate change, depletion of their aquifers and loss of topsoil combined with one of the fastest growing populations India is in need of another agricultural revolution.
3. I've decided that I want to be a an Adventurer as my profession. So this will be my introduction into a new way of living :D
4. My knowledge of India is extremely polarized. I know of the Taj Mahal, and I also know about the slums, it is also a place that I is romanticized in my mind. I am going there to make my own conclusions and see the world in a totally new light.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
What I Think
I wrote this over 2 years ago, before I went to Ecuador on Foreign Exchange. I think this sums up many feelings that I still believe in.
"One of my personal goals while I'm away is to learn as much as I can about the world throught the lense of an Ecuadorian. I have grown up in Ashland, so no matter the situation I can only at it through one lense. That of a sixteen year old born and raised in Ashland. Lets get serious, Ashland is a small insulated bubble completely separate from what goes on around the world. So my logic is that by living in Ecuador for 10 to 11 months will allow me to have two perspectives on life. This will give me a greater scope of understanding and allow me to make better decisions on a more global level. In this global world where we interact with people on all corners of the planet it is necessary to have a global consciousness. This concsiousness must transcend government, cultural and language barriers.
The only way we can kill another human being is when we demonize them and take away their humanity. If everyone thought of everyone else as human, just the same as their brother, sister or neighbor, than maybe there would be no more wars. It's a tough concept and a lofty ideal but that is my reason for having a blog. Through my eyes hopefully anyone who would like to know more about Ecuador and how an American boy will live there will be able to get all their information in one place."
"One of my personal goals while I'm away is to learn as much as I can about the world throught the lense of an Ecuadorian. I have grown up in Ashland, so no matter the situation I can only at it through one lense. That of a sixteen year old born and raised in Ashland. Lets get serious, Ashland is a small insulated bubble completely separate from what goes on around the world. So my logic is that by living in Ecuador for 10 to 11 months will allow me to have two perspectives on life. This will give me a greater scope of understanding and allow me to make better decisions on a more global level. In this global world where we interact with people on all corners of the planet it is necessary to have a global consciousness. This concsiousness must transcend government, cultural and language barriers.
The only way we can kill another human being is when we demonize them and take away their humanity. If everyone thought of everyone else as human, just the same as their brother, sister or neighbor, than maybe there would be no more wars. It's a tough concept and a lofty ideal but that is my reason for having a blog. Through my eyes hopefully anyone who would like to know more about Ecuador and how an American boy will live there will be able to get all their information in one place."
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