Alternate Vision

"I am leaving in a few hours on the midnight bus to David, Chiriqui. From there I will hire the 4X4 to take me to Soloy, the small village in the jungle. I will meet with the women again, hike into the mountains to meet “the elders”, listen to their legends and stories, and buy one last round of bags. Each time I go, I deepen the relationships and their trust of me. Most helpful foreigners come once and don’t return. I need them to feel that I will always return. This will be my last exactly foreseeable visit. I can’t tell them exactly when I’ll be back, but I can tell them that I will be back."

Sarah's bag quest

Labels: bags, The Dream

In each loss
there is a gain.

As in every gain
there is a loss

And with each
ending comes

a new beginning.

Shao-lin Buddhist

"Having first built homes out of beer cans alone, he believes that progress evolves through mistakes—if the government could allow atomic bomb testing in his state, he claims, accommodations should be made for experimental housing. However, the state government did not share his vision until he donned a tie and learned to function within the system." - Silverdocs