Hello from Llanberis Wales - Arrived here yesterday from Dolgecllau. I had a great time there and got to hear some great music and made new friends and ractice some Welsh speaking. Llanberis is a nice little village that relies mostly on tourism. I am looking forward to getting back to friends and family, but I am not looking forward to getting back to the US because I feel very detatched from that place now. "The chief function of a nation the state is create the conditions which allow the nation to live its life fully, and thus make it possible for its members a full life as individual persons. In the end the purpose of it all is to enable every human being to live his life as fully as possible." says Gwynfor Evens the president of Wales own Plaid Cymru in his great book, originally written in Welsh, called Land of my Fathers. If this statement holds true, as I think it should then I have reason to be disappointed with the state of affairs in the US. Land that belongs to an oppressed people the Native American tribes has been greedily snatched up by the rich and now I feel I live in a sort of disguised slavery. The evil of class ism has blinded many to the habits of our society, for example the main stream media stories we choose to read and the things we choose to find acceptable. The government instead of trying to address these problems is only afraid and worried about there own image. In a fear based system like the one that persists in the US there is no room for creative solutions to problems only war on war on war. There is no room for full life and individual persons. There is no reparation for the wrongs of the past. It has become a land heading directly down the fast lane to its own destruction despite the constant appeals for help to its leaders who singularly refuse to hear any of it. I wish I could live in a place like Ireland or Wales where there is a sense of belonging and community and a solidarity.
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About Me
- mousemicah
- Sometimes people ask me why I travel. Sometimes I ask myself the same question. The best answer I can give is that I am following my heart, but there are so many good reasons for me to travel. Traveling teaches me about myself for one thing. Gandhi said “a nation’s culture resides in the hearts and souls of its people”. When I learn about myself I am learning so much more. If I have learned one thing, I have learned that I am far from a perfect person. There is no such thing as a perfect person in my world. That doesn’t mean I’m not going to keep trying to be the best I can.
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Micah!
I just recently was going through my bookmarked pages and I found this. I've been meaning to read about what you've been doing. It sounds like you're having a great time. It must be wonderful to see so many different people and cultures. I'd love to see the way the rest of the world does things, because, as you mentioned, we've thrown ourselves into a little hell hole back here in the US.
I miss you. When you get back home you have to come visit and tell us all about it.
Love you!
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