The Travel Itch!
I have recently been e-mailing back and forth with the Principal of the HS that I will be working at this summer in the Philippines, and it hit me, that I will be back in Southeast Asia again this summer.
And I can't wait. There is no greater impetus for creativity than in times when you must adapt to a changed environment. Suddenly, you have to stretch your imagination just to communicate with each other (yes, they speak English in the Philippines), but I will need to make new social paths through another complex social jungle of customs, beliefs and expectations.
You can not simply bulldoze your way through this jungle, for if you do, you risk losing much of its biodiversity (more than 20,000 native species). What is destroyed can never be reclaimed. Therefore, it is essential to tread lightly, leave a small footprint, and absorb all that the country and its people have to offer.
This is exactly what I intend to do. I got my Malaria medicine today. I have my Cipro, in case I eat something that doesn't agree with my stomach. Tomorrow, I get my first Japanese Encephalitis shot. I am immunized and ready to explore.
I am ready for another transformation.
I have recently been e-mailing back and forth with the Principal of the HS that I will be working at this summer in the Philippines, and it hit me, that I will be back in Southeast Asia again this summer.
And I can't wait. There is no greater impetus for creativity than in times when you must adapt to a changed environment. Suddenly, you have to stretch your imagination just to communicate with each other (yes, they speak English in the Philippines), but I will need to make new social paths through another complex social jungle of customs, beliefs and expectations.
You can not simply bulldoze your way through this jungle, for if you do, you risk losing much of its biodiversity (more than 20,000 native species). What is destroyed can never be reclaimed. Therefore, it is essential to tread lightly, leave a small footprint, and absorb all that the country and its people have to offer.
This is exactly what I intend to do. I got my Malaria medicine today. I have my Cipro, in case I eat something that doesn't agree with my stomach. Tomorrow, I get my first Japanese Encephalitis shot. I am immunized and ready to explore.
I am ready for another transformation.
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