Mark Twain once said:
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."This amazing quote sits at the bottom of an extremely interesting compilation of travel diary entries: http://www.abroadviewmagazine.com/spring_05/toner.html The author of the travel diary, a woman who taught English in Japan for two years, joined a group of cyclists and cycled 2,000 miles down through Japan to raise awareness about the benefits of sustainable living. The cyclists spent two months riding, camping, and doing interviews and teach-ins.
Unfortunately, people do not hear enough about these types of opportunities. There are safe, exciting, and meaningful things to accomplish beyond the borders of our safe harbors. Half the battle is finding out about these opportunities and deciding to participate in something new and unfamiliar.
As always, if you come across any life-enriching opportunity that you think other people should be exposed to, please contact me so I can put information up on my website and send out an email or two about it.
Keep me posted, I hope this email finds everyone healthy,
Andrew
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