Erik Timmons
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Erik Timmons
I am twenty-four and just graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Liberal Studies. I enjoy travel immensely and look forward to each new trip. To celebrate my graduation and to prepare for my future in graduate school as an anthropologist I am taking a trip "around the world." On this trip I will spend time in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, India, Kenya, Uganda and the Netherlands. Part of the trip will be pleasure travel and part will be to work as an intern for organizations in India and Uganda. My previous travel experiences include two summers of backpacking in Europe, 6 weeks studying in Bangalore, India and 5 weeks in Uganda and Kenya. Traveling has given me a radically different perspective on the world and my life and that's essentially why I do it. The people I have met while traveling and the places I have visited have shaped my world view and made me a more thoughtful global citizen. For that I am very grateful.