Natural Philosophy
I’d like to take a moment to get real about myself, and my time here in South Africa. I’m 25 years old, which is special in no way, except for the fact that at this young age I have already lived and travelled in 25 countries. To be more specific, I have been employed or participated in academic programs: I have hiked to Machu Picchu, spent entire days at museums in Istanbul, volunteered in Croatia and worked in Mexico. I’ve enjoyed my freedom of movement thoroughly, and taken advantage of every opportunity to travel and see the world, when possibility did not conflict with responsibility. In recent years, however, even as my wanderlust has grown, my impressionability seems to have diminished. But there is something about this world, here, that is somehow all the more… breathtaking.Continue reading “Natural Philosophy”