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hard to believe it's been over a month since i writ last. and so much has happened!
spring break: how do i begin to explain the eye-opening, life-changing experience i had. going down to the dominican republic made me take on a new perspective of life. never have i been in complete seclusion of a fluent english speaker, a written english word or white skin. but more importantly, i witnessed the peril of the country. young boys younger than my own brother who have lived a life i know he will never have to go through. Drugs: crack, cocaine Abuse: sexual, emotion, physical, prostitution...Beds of sand with no blankets
i see that america has our own problems. i see that we have a president that cares more about power and pride than the lives of others. i see that rhinetone encrusted cell phones and million dollar cars is the result of having more money than one knows what to do with it. what i don't understand is why it is 2006 and there are still millions upon millions of children without food in their bellies, a bed to sleep in, medicine for their common illnesses and of course, education. we have the resources here in america. MOREEE than enough money...we are greedy..that an ignorant to what else is going on in the world.
i feel like i lived in a bubble for 20 years.
so it looks like my plans are minorly changing for next spring. i still am planning to go abroad but instead of doing a semester only in Nepal, I've chosen one that is based in Tibet and throughout the semester we spend period of time in India, Nepal and a secluded country called Bhutan. I'll stay with a rural family in Tibet for some of it, get to hike in the Himilayas, spend weeks camping (instead of staying in hotels), and then for 4 weeks of independent study I can choose any of the countries to do my project in. Badass.
i am happy to be me right now.
sincerely
spring break: how do i begin to explain the eye-opening, life-changing experience i had. going down to the dominican republic made me take on a new perspective of life. never have i been in complete seclusion of a fluent english speaker, a written english word or white skin. but more importantly, i witnessed the peril of the country. young boys younger than my own brother who have lived a life i know he will never have to go through. Drugs: crack, cocaine Abuse: sexual, emotion, physical, prostitution...Beds of sand with no blankets
i see that america has our own problems. i see that we have a president that cares more about power and pride than the lives of others. i see that rhinetone encrusted cell phones and million dollar cars is the result of having more money than one knows what to do with it. what i don't understand is why it is 2006 and there are still millions upon millions of children without food in their bellies, a bed to sleep in, medicine for their common illnesses and of course, education. we have the resources here in america. MOREEE than enough money...we are greedy..that an ignorant to what else is going on in the world.
i feel like i lived in a bubble for 20 years.
so it looks like my plans are minorly changing for next spring. i still am planning to go abroad but instead of doing a semester only in Nepal, I've chosen one that is based in Tibet and throughout the semester we spend period of time in India, Nepal and a secluded country called Bhutan. I'll stay with a rural family in Tibet for some of it, get to hike in the Himilayas, spend weeks camping (instead of staying in hotels), and then for 4 weeks of independent study I can choose any of the countries to do my project in. Badass.
i am happy to be me right now.
sincerely