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| 22nd February 2009 LukeIRL | - From: desert kingdom orientation Hi, thanks for this, I really enjoyed reading it. Very well written! - Luke |
| 12th December 2008 Jena | It's so good to hear from you! - From: Two years later, in Africa As always, I enjoy your stories and courage to see this world we have been given to explore! Please never stop writing! (And try to get published, please!) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3153/3069227778_1dce7b36a5.jpg Fantastic picture! |
| 25th April 2007 Scott Young | Thank You - From: The Return Leg Chris, thanks for giving us the opportunity to look through your window into your travels and tribulations. Your candid commentary and wonerful pictures made it feel like I was there. Perhaps someday I will be there (after the kids go off to college). Stop by and visit if you make it back up to Seattle. Ciao, Scott |
| 20th April 2007 Eric Roberts | - From: The Return Leg Chris, I will miss reading your reports from the road. I have sat by like a fly on the wall. It has provided me with both motivation and inspiration. Now all I need is action. Here is to your safe return! Cheers. Eric Roberts |
| 23rd March 2007 kirkley | .. - From: Cabin Fever: The gripping account of one man's struggle for survival deep in the Amazon enjoy brazil, it is truly a fantastic country, if not daunting for it´s sheer size. and no, the third (i actually got robbed twice) camera is still here..! |
| 21st March 2007 Jena | Please take care! - From: Cabin Fever: The gripping account of one man's struggle for survival deep in the Amazon It's good to see another post from you. I'll be heading down to visit Mark for a week in July, it's the only time I have to get down there with. Have you lost the second camera? |
| 30th November 2006 Jena | wow.. - From: Violence in the Northeast I am one of Mark's friends and have been following your entries off and on since the beginning of your travels.. Your writing is captivating... please continue to stay safe! ( and find a way to get a new camera!!.. ;)) |
| 30th November 2006 Josh | Vultures - From: Violence in the Northeast Vultures spend an amazing amount of their time in desolate places. Indeed, I believe that Brazil is rare in that the vultures there are likely to reside in cities. In the nothern end of their range here in the United States, Turkey Vultures are never seen in urban areas. They float above the landscape waiting for the smell of rotting flesh--a deer killed by vengeful teens and left to die, a snake hit by a car, the remains of my chicken slaughter. Maybe a dead body. They see a lot of territory, migrating between North and South America annually. They probably expend the least amount of energy of any animal to do so. They observe, patiently, sniffing all the time, coasting on diurnal wind currents, waiting for the faintest hint of death. They rarely flap. Some consider them ominous signs of impending doom, some consider them just plain goofy. Whatever they portend, make no mistake about it: They will eat you when you die. So stay safe out there, and keep one ace for comfort: If you get shot and die in the desert, the vulture who eats you will probably get lead poisoning. In the mean time they'll keep clearing your path where ever you may travel. Enjoy it while it lasts. |
| 24th November 2006 J. Greathouse | Up north - From: Clothing in the Backlands Hey Chris, nice to see you are doing well in the north east... I know that now you are able to see how different and interesting Brazil can be... Here are some updates from your friends in Belo: - Rainha and Raquel got married last weekend, they are on their honeymoon this week in Porto de Galinhas (I see you were just there). - Carlos and Erika got engaged, they will get married on August 4th. They asked my Dad to be the "pastor" to marry them. - I'm up in Porto de Trombetas (that mine I went before) in the middle of the Amazon in the state of Pará. I'm staying here at least till the 14th of december. Hope you are able to find a nice place for your parents to stay in Fortaleza. Later... |
| 17th October 2006 big E (inok) | holy sheit - From: The mysterious number 23 holy crap, i had no idea that everything was on here, it sounds awesome and i don't think i know anyone who has experienced anything remotely close to what you're doing. i'm glad you are posting stuff on this journal, i'll keep reading through here, i'm glad you're alive and well! |
| 9th October 2006 kirkley | wrong! - From: Old man river "The São Francisco River is a river in Brazil with a length of 3,160 kilometres. It is the fourth largest river system in South America and the longest river wholly within Brazil." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Francisco_River |
| 4th October 2006 Josh | - From: Old man river The Amazon is the longest in South America. I think that river is warping your mind. Good luck. |
| 22nd September 2006 Munch | - From: Six Degrees of Separação The churchs and icons are my favorite... more pictures please. (A bleeding/crying Mary would be great.) |
| 22nd September 2006 Josh | - From: Six Degrees of Separação You are hairy enough to be Italian. I would pay money to watch you yell at two rabid dogs in Portugese!!! Haha!!! |
| 18th September 2006 Cristiano "Gaúcho" | Great blog, man! - From: Diamonds, Poverty and Magic Hiya, Chris! Hey, i didn´t know you had a blog! Why didn´t you tell me that before? Man, you have great writing talent!! I strongly suggest that you save your travelling writings in paper, because they would make a greak book! I am dazzled about your comments, your personal thoughs, philosophies, observations... keep up that way, cara! And i would like to say that yes, we are always happy to receive foreign visitors and make them feel welcome here....but i´m pretty sure that a lot of us enjoyed your stay, your presence here not because you´re foreign....but because you´re Chris Kirkley, and that´s the reason all the world´s doors will be always opened to you, man. Have a great trip, i´ll check your blog everyday from now on! (as you can see, i write english a bit better than i speak...or not) É isso aí, cara!!! Abraços! Cristiano "Gaúcho" |
| 13th September 2006 From Your Mom | Thank for thinking of me! :) - From: On the road to Diamintina Chris, that was so kind of you to remember to fit personal safety into your blog this time. You know how I appreciate that! Keep loving your travels and making connections with those warm hearted Brazilians. I'll be waiting for your next installment....love, Mom |
| 12th September 2006 Josh | - From: On the road to Diamintina Sweet photos! |
| 11th September 2006 Josh | - From: Traveling? A life lived incessantly travelling could be compared to a life on the run--from oneself. It takes courage to put down roots, cultivate their growth with all your heart, and voluntarily uproot them. It also takes selfishness. The rhythm of everyday life, regardless of where you're at in the world or what you're doing, numbs our ability to learn about our true character and that of others. It is only through the process of change, planned and unplanned, necessary and unnecessary, that we take inventory of who we are and what we are culitivating in the world around us. I am glad to see you cultivating so much beauty and hope in the world, and I am proud to be your friend. |
| 7th September 2006 Joey | - From: Traveling? Sounds like the experiences are beyond what you imagined it would be. Take your time enjoy the experience, no regrets right? Wish I was there with you man. |
| 29th June 2006 joey | futbol - From: this modern life i can only imagine the intensity and the captiveness of the most popular sport on earth in a place such as brasil where it is almost the ONLY sport. sounds like it would be a blast to be there. sounds like you're having a blast there! oh, and sleep tight, and don't "let" the bed bugs bite =) |
| 17th June 2006 jellis | Wow. - From: Liberdade I commend you for being the only friend I have who is travelling internationally AND doing worthwhile humanitarian work. |
| 5th June 2006 Noy | - From: new camera, et. al. Cool pictures....Sounds like you are having a wonderful time down there. |
| 30th May 2006 Joey | the flower - From: new camera, et. al. that flower is one of my favorites, though i've never seen one cut....beautiful. i'm sure glad you got another camera, not that your writing wasn't good enough, but hopefully this one stays for a while, and you can record more memories for yourself and hey, i hope you ate some of that cow for me too! |
| 13th May 2006 edgar | was lol while reading this - From: Toucan vs. Crow I hope you haven't been gettin these ideas from watching cockfights on the side ... |
| 12th May 2006 Joey | - From: Congonhas ahhhh, i would love to hear the beatbox...see how it would compare to rahzel =P i think it's great that people are so friendly there, as we know, they aren't so here (unfortunately). i sit here typing, with visions of your travels in my head. can't wait for the next update. |
| 5th May 2006 Munch | - From: Congonhas Glad to see you're out and about. Nice work describing the town and people. I don't even miss the pictures. |
| 3rd May 2006 aunt judy | re: gigantic plants - From: photos They must really be something for a man from Portland/Seattle to be impressed. We in the midwest think the giants grow there. Hope you do get another camera as the picts are great. I'd love to see some of the more rural areas....do be careful at the next fotbul game. I've heard rumors about those wild fans!! ;-) |
| 1st May 2006 Randy | Sorry to hear it. - From: No More Photos Sorry to hear about your camera. You should get another. The pictures are great. I hope you are well. Please keep us posted and what do you think of a family moving down there? Please do some scouting. Randy of seattle. |
| 1st May 2006 jellis | A picture is worth a thousand words... - From: No More Photos Well my friend, it sounds like you better sharpen your pencil and start pulling out the dusty adjectives. Take the camera getting stolen in a positive light and view it as a chance to improve your writing. Let's start with never describing a sunset as only "beautiful" ever again, especially when it really deserves so much more... =) |
| 28th April 2006 Brenda | This little piggy - From: photos Ok, I can tell that's a cow on the right and the poor porker in the middle, but what in the world is that on my left (not you, kind fellow!) :) Perhaps it is best that I not know the identity of the mystery meat, eh? THanks for the photos. It's grand to see Brazil and you! Love yah, mom |
| 27th April 2006 Edward | - From: photos Great pics man...I agree that meat rack is the best of the bunch! |
| 26th April 2006 jellis | hahaha!!! - From: photos Oh man, that photo with you near the meat rack is HILARIOUS!!! A typical Kirkley shot! Speaking of chickens, we got some babies in and hopefully we'll have birds ready to eat by the end of July...muhahaha... |
| 25th April 2006 edgar | re: aprendendo - From: Aprendendo "Listen up America, because it's exactly where you're headed." It might take a while for the US to wake up, but it's not hard to see the signs. Sometimes the clearest view is from the outside looking in. When I went back home to the Philippines, I saw people who were hopeful of seeing industrialist style progress - golf courses, modern malls, airports, tourist hotels, things that "civilized", "first (class) world" elites bestow among the "culture deprived" masses. It's not hard to see where the masses fit in the vision of the expert leaders - as future wage-slaves catering to the whims of the moneyed people. Am I training my daughters to grow up like that, spending 16 of their best years to learn the tricks of the trade, of how to become entitled so they don't have to work and make others work for them? Unfortunately, I have to unlearn so much myself; I'm probably not even qualified to complain about something that I'm struggling mightily not to support. And it should not be about fear or escaping, either, or believing some expert spouting numbers and statistics. The people driving in the fast lanes might have a hard time recognizing the worn out street signs, or perhaps just not care enough to pay attention; but for those people on the margins, on the wrong side of the road, it's simple and clear enough: it's a matter of life and death. When they look at me and what I'm doing, do they see life, or do they feel death? |
| 23rd April 2006 jellis | Superb - From: Coach Glad to see you made it there safely. Did you manage to read about the tar in heaven in the Constitution-Journal while in Atlanta? Alas, before we end up as litter patrol minons in that utopia in the sky we can only hope to be as totally sweet as that woman you met on the plane, moving to Brazil while confined to a walker. Phenomenal it is, that human spirit. On the flip side, today I went for a 17 mile bike ride through Finley National Wildlife Refuge (binoculars around my neck the whole time), mowed my yard, built an incubator box for the baby chickens we'll have soon (coop comes next), and discovered that my pond is home to two not-yet-identified turtles. Not as cool as Brazil, but almost liveable. Tomorrow I am off to a wilderness area in the coast range for a dayhike with Mae. I imagine that you, as well, are doing the same old shit--passing time in some urban wasteland--just with a radically different environment. Reminds me of Thoreau on the oppressive nature of habits... It is moments like these when--as I search for an excellent phrase--I wonder what Jon Suter would say. But then I remember: Who cares, he's in fucking MISSOURRI. And you're in BRAZIL. And I think that's all I need to say. BLAHDOW!!!!! ~Josh |
| 20th April 2006 B Kirkley | Bon Voyage - From: Song of the Open Road Hi Chris....It makes me happy to see you doing something that you have planned for so long. You inspire me to open the door and step outside my comfort level. Dad and I are looking forward to seeing next winter in South America. Take good care of our favorite son. We love you! Mom and Dad |
| 20th April 2006 Jason | Go Chris Go! - From: Song of the Open Road Your family loves you and misses you already. But we're also very much behind you and wish you nothing but great experience after great experience. Play safe and know we're here cheering you on. Go Chris Go! |
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