Central America
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The importance of this fight to the community is without comprehension until you see it in their eyes
September 8, 2015
The importance of this fight to the community is without comprehension until you see it in their eyes
We spent five days at Ockenden’s permaculture farm in Cambodia. Here’s what we’ll miss the most.
They say what you do in life isn’t nearly as important as who you do it with, and this trip was a perfect example of that.
This is something I learned and will never forget: everything is a work in process and must be respected as such.
I do not suddenly feel worldly and cultured. But I do feel that the world, and the beautiful people in it, has changed me.
The third day offered whole new landscapes and climates; glaciers and shivers turned into jungles and dripping beads of sweat.
Did you know that Peru has more than 3,000 different varieties of potatoes, frogs able to suck their eyes into their heads to help them swallow food, and is home to the maca root (a natural Viagra)?
I listen. Waves hit the coast on my right. Music from the bustling city fills the air on my left.
Sea level. I miss it, how I take it for granted how easy my body is pre-adapted to such an altitude.
Seeing the orange sunset over the silhouette of the baobab trees made the arduous journey North worthwhile.
Just outside Phnom Penh lie acres of open land that belong to an animal sanctuary. There are thousands of endangered species and animals are who cannot be returned to the wild, usually due to human interference.
In Lima we were also introduced by our group leaders, Gordon and Meg, to ‘Puelas’, meaning a group activity of anything from silly games to deep discussions.
Kokama people inhabited the village and allowed us into their small community for a few days.
We put up as many posters as we could and handed out flyers to every person we saw for two days straight, hoping that the message would reach enough people.
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