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Date: 7th January 2007
So true
I've always thought that the World would be such a different place if somehow every Western kid could spend time living in foreign cultures for even just a few years. Both my son and daughter spent 10 years in Indonesia while growing up there in the 1980s. Not only did it expose them to the local culture and local kids, but also to the children of expatriates of other Nationalities. Brits, Germans, Dutch, Malyasian etc. Now in their late 20's I believe that they both posess a maturity which enables a deeper understanding of World situations, and a compassion for peoples around the World that the large majority of kids who grew up here in the US, and nowhere else, do not benefit from. We need that kind of "education" for everyone I think. Your article is refreshing to read.
From Blog: There's Nothing Here to Run From
So true
I've always thought that the World would be such a different place if somehow every Western kid could spend time living in foreign cultures for even just a few years. Both my son and daughter spent 10 years in Indonesia while growing up there in the 1980s. Not only did it expose them to the local culture and local kids, but also to the children of expatriates of other Nationalities. Brits, Germans, Dutch, Malyasian etc. Now in their late 20's I believe that they both posess a maturity which enables a deeper understanding of World situations, and a compassion for peoples around the World that the large majority of kids who grew up here in the US, and nowhere else, do not benefit from. We need that kind of "education" for everyone I think. Your article is refreshing to read.
From Blog: There's Nothing Here to Run From
Date: 5th January 2007
Challenging my world
Mandy and Griff, your travels and experiences have given me the opportunity to see how I need to challenge my own assumptions, my world view, and the way I spend my time. I pray that I will be able to go beyond seeing the need to change, and actually make some of the changes happen. Looking forward to your next adventure, ... and ours.
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Challenging my world
Mandy and Griff, your travels and experiences have given me the opportunity to see how I need to challenge my own assumptions, my world view, and the way I spend my time. I pray that I will be able to go beyond seeing the need to change, and actually make some of the changes happen. Looking forward to your next adventure, ... and ours.
From Blog: There's Nothing Here to Run From
Date: 4th January 2007
this quote is the best quote i have ever read about war
"War is not nice"-Barbara Bush
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this quote is the best quote i have ever read about war
"War is not nice"-Barbara Bush
From Blog: There's Nothing Here to Run From
Date: 4th January 2007
Love your photos...
When will I ever be able to write like you Amanda? You take me back.
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Love your photos...
When will I ever be able to write like you Amanda? You take me back.
From Blog: There's Nothing Here to Run From
Date: 19th December 2006
thankyou !
ive just sat here at my computer in australia for the past 2 and a half hours and read your ENTIRE TRIP..it has had me SPELLBOUND and i have empathised with your feverish experiences in india (happened to me- TWICE, not fun)...romania's orphans, and just all the things you have thought about and swear that you are changing within yourself and your idea of religion: travelling does that to you.. i am currently planning a year long trip next year with my husband-many people have told me that we should be investing in our future: travelling is investing in your future- it keeps you open minded.. i have truly felt like ive been there with you- thanks for sharing...and stay safe ! xox
From Blog: Remembering That We Are Still Nice People
thankyou !
ive just sat here at my computer in australia for the past 2 and a half hours and read your ENTIRE TRIP..it has had me SPELLBOUND and i have empathised with your feverish experiences in india (happened to me- TWICE, not fun)...romania's orphans, and just all the things you have thought about and swear that you are changing within yourself and your idea of religion: travelling does that to you.. i am currently planning a year long trip next year with my husband-many people have told me that we should be investing in our future: travelling is investing in your future- it keeps you open minded.. i have truly felt like ive been there with you- thanks for sharing...and stay safe ! xox
From Blog: Remembering That We Are Still Nice People
Date: 1st December 2006
Can't wait to see you guys!!!!
From Blog: Remembering That We Are Still Nice People
Can't wait to see you guys!!!!
From Blog: Remembering That We Are Still Nice People
Date: 29th November 2006
re: Kristina
"Kristina--Ditto that!" We love and miss you so much...Mom
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re: Kristina
"Kristina--Ditto that!" We love and miss you so much...Mom
From Blog: Remembering That We Are Still Nice People
Date: 29th November 2006
Alright, already!
Now I have to add Thailand to my long list of places to which I must someday travel...I'm going to live a lot of years in your glorious shadows, which is okay by me. You've set a wonderful example of adventure for us. Now will you PLEASE come home?!? I miss you!!!!!
From Blog: Remembering That We Are Still Nice People
Alright, already!
Now I have to add Thailand to my long list of places to which I must someday travel...I'm going to live a lot of years in your glorious shadows, which is okay by me. You've set a wonderful example of adventure for us. Now will you PLEASE come home?!? I miss you!!!!!
From Blog: Remembering That We Are Still Nice People
Date: 29th November 2006
Thanks for dropping by!
Thanks for letting us show you around "our" place! Rebecca and I really, really enjoyed our visits and travels with you. I really, really enjoyed motoring the mountain roads with Griff on the "big" bikes! Drop by anytime.
From Blog: Remembering That We Are Still Nice People
Thanks for dropping by!
Thanks for letting us show you around "our" place! Rebecca and I really, really enjoyed our visits and travels with you. I really, really enjoyed motoring the mountain roads with Griff on the "big" bikes! Drop by anytime.
From Blog: Remembering That We Are Still Nice People
Date: 29th November 2006
Remembering we are still nice people
Happened to come across your blog while just strolling through the site. I am currently living and blogging from Italy. Great post! I especially liked your line about being a hard worker is a virtue but working too hard makes us into something that we are not supposed to be. I couldn't agree more. We are impressed by how people here in southern Italy have a lot less than the average American (we're American) but seem to be happier and live life more slowly and fully.
From Blog: Remembering That We Are Still Nice People
Remembering we are still nice people
Happened to come across your blog while just strolling through the site. I am currently living and blogging from Italy. Great post! I especially liked your line about being a hard worker is a virtue but working too hard makes us into something that we are not supposed to be. I couldn't agree more. We are impressed by how people here in southern Italy have a lot less than the average American (we're American) but seem to be happier and live life more slowly and fully.
From Blog: Remembering That We Are Still Nice People
Date: 19th November 2006
p.s.
those pictures are WILD! Varanasi is so different from all the other places you've shown us. Thanks, travelblog community.
From Blog: Exiting India After a 30gig Enlightenment
p.s.
those pictures are WILD! Varanasi is so different from all the other places you've shown us. Thanks, travelblog community.
From Blog: Exiting India After a 30gig Enlightenment
Date: 19th November 2006
Tricky!
Your plans, at long last, unveiled to your vast readership; those who read the picture-less blog (the equivilent of a "chapter book") have been rewarded, albeit a bittersweet reward, with the news of your next chapter. A year in India. Surely that will open up even more opportunity, to return for another year, and another, or to venture even further into the reaches of God's vast creation. And to think I only thought there were fifty states in the "world." :) I celebrate with you; I mourn with you. It seems that joy and sorrow are rarely separated these days...every gift, every discovery requires some loss, a departure from safety and security. As you "live into it," surely you will be rewarded in ways of which we cannot conceive. I look forward to watching it all unfold. I love you both.
From Blog: Exiting India After a 30gig Enlightenment
Tricky!
Your plans, at long last, unveiled to your vast readership; those who read the picture-less blog (the equivilent of a "chapter book") have been rewarded, albeit a bittersweet reward, with the news of your next chapter. A year in India. Surely that will open up even more opportunity, to return for another year, and another, or to venture even further into the reaches of God's vast creation. And to think I only thought there were fifty states in the "world." :) I celebrate with you; I mourn with you. It seems that joy and sorrow are rarely separated these days...every gift, every discovery requires some loss, a departure from safety and security. As you "live into it," surely you will be rewarded in ways of which we cannot conceive. I look forward to watching it all unfold. I love you both.
From Blog: Exiting India After a 30gig Enlightenment
Date: 17th November 2006
flattered
hey guys......sorry to hear about your camera. Just wanted to drop a line and say thanks for including my blog on your sight. I'm flattered! Sometimes i get discouraged at seeing how good everyone else's photos are, but your blog made my day. Good luck in future endeavors! -lyndsey
From Blog: Exiting India After a 30gig Enlightenment
flattered
hey guys......sorry to hear about your camera. Just wanted to drop a line and say thanks for including my blog on your sight. I'm flattered! Sometimes i get discouraged at seeing how good everyone else's photos are, but your blog made my day. Good luck in future endeavors! -lyndsey
From Blog: Exiting India After a 30gig Enlightenment
Date: 16th November 2006
Can't wait to see you Mand in a few short days...miss you so much! Safe travels back to the states.
From Blog: Exiting India After a 30gig Enlightenment
Can't wait to see you Mand in a few short days...miss you so much! Safe travels back to the states.
From Blog: Exiting India After a 30gig Enlightenment
Date: 9th November 2006
Griff and Mandy it has been amazing to watch the change that has occured in the two of you as you have made this trip around the world. I love reading about your journey. It is almost as if I am there with you. I am sure that when you started this trip you had no idea how God was going to use this in your life. Every time I think of you I lift you up in prayer. Lloydine
From Blog: Kismet in Kaza
Griff and Mandy it has been amazing to watch the change that has occured in the two of you as you have made this trip around the world. I love reading about your journey. It is almost as if I am there with you. I am sure that when you started this trip you had no idea how God was going to use this in your life. Every time I think of you I lift you up in prayer. Lloydine
From Blog: Kismet in Kaza
Date: 7th November 2006
"How bout that ever elusive kudo?"
Finally, the Kaza blog! The stories are already a part of me, so putting some pictures to them was really, really special--like a big slice of Grandma Lee's chocolate cake after an already-delicious dinner. The views, the children's faces, Mandy in action in front of a classroom, all the mentions of Griff's "behind the scenes" work (the puppets and season wheel are magnificent! Truly, Griff, you have a loving touch)...I can finally see where you've been in this all-important leg of the journey. Thank you for the stories, the pictures, the inspiration, for letting go... I love you!
From Blog: Kismet in Kaza
"How bout that ever elusive kudo?"
Finally, the Kaza blog! The stories are already a part of me, so putting some pictures to them was really, really special--like a big slice of Grandma Lee's chocolate cake after an already-delicious dinner. The views, the children's faces, Mandy in action in front of a classroom, all the mentions of Griff's "behind the scenes" work (the puppets and season wheel are magnificent! Truly, Griff, you have a loving touch)...I can finally see where you've been in this all-important leg of the journey. Thank you for the stories, the pictures, the inspiration, for letting go... I love you!
From Blog: Kismet in Kaza
Date: 4th November 2006
hello
i just stopped by to say HI! I haven't talked to you for a long time and just want to say HOW ARE U? I can't wait for your arrival!
From Blog: "Super Deluxe"
hello
i just stopped by to say HI! I haven't talked to you for a long time and just want to say HOW ARE U? I can't wait for your arrival!
From Blog: "Super Deluxe"
Date: 9th October 2006
A Teachers Point of View
This week I am beginning my Ancient India unit in a 9th grade World History class at West Seattle High School and I will introduce the unit with your India entries. I hope my students will be able to make the connection between ancient India and the India of today that you talk about and show us. I will also show them the Patrick Swayze movie, "City of Joy" so they can see the extreme poverty endured by most people in India, but there is no way I or my students can fully comprehend the reality. God bless both of you for making a difference . . . even if you touch only a few lives, they will be forever changed for the better. Love, Cousin Pam
From Blog: "Super Deluxe"
A Teachers Point of View
This week I am beginning my Ancient India unit in a 9th grade World History class at West Seattle High School and I will introduce the unit with your India entries. I hope my students will be able to make the connection between ancient India and the India of today that you talk about and show us. I will also show them the Patrick Swayze movie, "City of Joy" so they can see the extreme poverty endured by most people in India, but there is no way I or my students can fully comprehend the reality. God bless both of you for making a difference . . . even if you touch only a few lives, they will be forever changed for the better. Love, Cousin Pam
From Blog: "Super Deluxe"
Date: 9th October 2006
transformed by turd
Well, the glamour quickly departed when the shit from an unknown source oozed through Griff's toes, and from that point I suppose you have been "missionaries" to India...but I am all for reinventing that word, too!!! So separatist, when aren't we all supposed to live with a mission? By the way, I am pretty sure there are 4 Spiritual Laws, although I imagine God may consider himself to be a bit bigger than that. Ha. The pictures in this one are spectacular, and I can't wait to see and hear more about India. Thank you disillusionment! I love you.
From Blog: "Super Deluxe"
transformed by turd
Well, the glamour quickly departed when the shit from an unknown source oozed through Griff's toes, and from that point I suppose you have been "missionaries" to India...but I am all for reinventing that word, too!!! So separatist, when aren't we all supposed to live with a mission? By the way, I am pretty sure there are 4 Spiritual Laws, although I imagine God may consider himself to be a bit bigger than that. Ha. The pictures in this one are spectacular, and I can't wait to see and hear more about India. Thank you disillusionment! I love you.
From Blog: "Super Deluxe"
Date: 7th October 2006
I miss you
Mrs.Schutt it's me Gabby from 5th grade it's been great to meet new people but I really miss Mrs.Cho and you.I MISS YOU
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I miss you
Mrs.Schutt it's me Gabby from 5th grade it's been great to meet new people but I really miss Mrs.Cho and you.I MISS YOU
From Blog: Istanbul- Stuffed With Turkish Delight!
Date: 5th October 2006
Doing Something!
I just attended a three day conference that was really inspirational. During every key note speaker, people would laugh, cry and swear they were going to go out and make a difference. The sad reality was that once it was over we all left in our nice cars to go back to our nice comfortable worlds. You two stopped talking and did something. I sooo admire you for doing that. How lucky are all those people whose paths you have crossed in these last seven months but don't forget us, we need you too! Love, Martha
From Blog: An Inability to Reason
Doing Something!
I just attended a three day conference that was really inspirational. During every key note speaker, people would laugh, cry and swear they were going to go out and make a difference. The sad reality was that once it was over we all left in our nice cars to go back to our nice comfortable worlds. You two stopped talking and did something. I sooo admire you for doing that. How lucky are all those people whose paths you have crossed in these last seven months but don't forget us, we need you too! Love, Martha
From Blog: An Inability to Reason
Date: 4th October 2006
Sad but true
The state of affairs in India is appaling and horrible. The abject poverty is every where to see. The dirt and squalor is unbeleaveable. One question begs us - How can a society be so depraved. I think the answer is sheer number of population of India - 1 Billion. Simply too many people for a poor country. Will the situation ever change? I can't see it changing in our generation. Hope I am wrong.
From Blog: An Inability to Reason
Sad but true
The state of affairs in India is appaling and horrible. The abject poverty is every where to see. The dirt and squalor is unbeleaveable. One question begs us - How can a society be so depraved. I think the answer is sheer number of population of India - 1 Billion. Simply too many people for a poor country. Will the situation ever change? I can't see it changing in our generation. Hope I am wrong.
From Blog: An Inability to Reason
Date: 3rd October 2006
oops!
I can't believe I neglected to post a thought on this beautiful collection of Turkish instances...I loved most the rudimentary exchange of symbolic gifts between the women of the field and you guys...scratchy poppies, adoringly laid at your feet, then reciprocated by a couple pieces of fruit. All each of you had, given with great intention, a lingering reminder of a positive experience for both givers, in an exchange that may never have happened, may never happen again. Poetry. I love you.
From Blog: Turkey...That's In the Middle East- Right?
oops!
I can't believe I neglected to post a thought on this beautiful collection of Turkish instances...I loved most the rudimentary exchange of symbolic gifts between the women of the field and you guys...scratchy poppies, adoringly laid at your feet, then reciprocated by a couple pieces of fruit. All each of you had, given with great intention, a lingering reminder of a positive experience for both givers, in an exchange that may never have happened, may never happen again. Poetry. I love you.
From Blog: Turkey...That's In the Middle East- Right?
Date: 3rd October 2006
Hi
Your blog is interesting. But there are lots and lots of places in India which you should see. Take the road trip from Manali to Leh and you will never be the same again
From Blog: An Inability to Reason
Hi
Your blog is interesting. But there are lots and lots of places in India which you should see. Take the road trip from Manali to Leh and you will never be the same again
From Blog: An Inability to Reason
Susanna
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Oh my gosh! There's that picture that Julia loved of you Amanda!Thanks for cooking that lovely dinner again. I'll def. try to get the word out to my friends about what you and Griff are trying to do... muah~!
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