Summer thus far -
Adventures with best friends. Soul-filling conversation,
beaching, kayaking, rollercoastering. Reading,
& random conversation on public transportation (favorite!).
& random conversation on public transportation (favorite!).
New acquaintances & inspiring people,
and (so far) owning the latest bombardment of challenges -
the Anything-worth-having-is-worth-fighting-for kind.
And in the midst of all this, there is a shifting of the universe.
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A few links:
--> A fairytale no longer: Cloth spun from spider's silk. Neat, but, *shudder*.
--> Found in Mom's Basement (+1 for creepy title!). It's got a plethora of vintage advertisements, enough for cultural anthropological discussion, if you're into that sort of thing. Regardless, get your fill of humor + design here. So nerdy. So cool.
--> Found in Mom's Basement (+1 for creepy title!). It's got a plethora of vintage advertisements, enough for cultural anthropological discussion, if you're into that sort of thing. Regardless, get your fill of humor + design here. So nerdy. So cool.
--> On August 9, 2010, Ed Stafford reached the Atlantic Ocean, completing his journey & becoming the first man to walk the entire length of the Amazon River. HOLY SWEETNESS. (Heart of Darkness, much?)
- The journey took 2.5 years. The challenges, aside from malnutrition and injury, include: illness (dengue, typhoid, malaria, leishmaniasis, rabies from vampire bats), wasp nests + killer bees, snake bites, 20 foot Anacondas, Piranhas, Amazonian crocodiles, jaguars, and aggressive local tribes.
- Fellow expeditionist Luke Collier began and walked with Ed for 3 months. Afterward, hundreds of local people walked bits of the trek with Ed; one of them, Gadiel (”Cho”) Sanchez Rivera, completed the journey with him.
- Ed hopes to "draw attention to the complexities of the Amazon rainforest" with his adventure. Oh yeah, and he supports 5 charities.
Overachievers everywhere are crying their eyes out. Account of the trek here.
