I am studying abroad in Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands in the Spring of 2015. I speak no Spanish, and I have a strong desire to see the world. My goals for this trip are to learn something new every day and to laugh a lot. It has been said, "Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” This is my story.
swinging through ecuador
Monday, April 13, 2015
Relative Need
It makes me feel so shitty to see people in developing worlds who have this life goal of a car or a house or a television. One out of three. Hopefully. As a resident of New York, these things are expected of me. I already have my own car. I’m considered weird for not having a television. I will most likely have some sort of house or apartment in the near future. Why do I deserve these things? I feel so entitled when I think about how much I have, and how I feel like I need things that other people have. Need is relative, I understand. I need to go to college to get a “good” job while some people here can only dream of attending a university in the United States. Don’t even get me started on what qualifies as a “good” job. What can I even do to help? Everybody always discusses what we can do. My issue is that no one ever does anything.
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