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Originally Posted by xepherys
dlish,
Kudos to you my friend! First of all, support of any charitable event is an amazing thing. Thank you! Secondly, that looks/sounds like an amazing experience. I must admit that I am a bit jealous.  One of the greatest bits of knowledge one can gain other than self-knowledge is world-knowledge. Seeing new places, meeting new people... it's all very enlightening.
I've always felt that way to some degree, but after my time in Afghanistan, I'm sure of it. I came away with very mixed feelings about the people, but I feel very lucky that I had the experience.
At any rate, awesome! Glad you are back, safe and sound. I can't wait to see and read more about this. |
hey thanks guys.
blahblahs right..it was actually a year ago exactly now. ive done a tonne of travelling since, for that same reason you state...to experience the world, meet different people along the way and learn about new things i otherwise would never have known if i was sitting in my lounge chair.
doing something like this is amazing. i have very fond memories of the trip and the sense of comradere is overwhelming. ive made some great friends along the way and have no regrets as to what i have done or achieved during this trip.
i had intended on climbing kilimanjaro with the same group but unfortunately i havent been able to go for various reasons. the team got back a few days ago and i saw the pics of kili. its amazingly beautiful and i regret not going. i keep making she-lish feel bad for me not going.
im planning a charity trek with the group to peru sometime next year.. ive made a pact with 2 co-trekkers from the borneo crew that we will do machu pichu ..
of course all money that is raised goes directly to the needy. as part of the Gulf for Good organisation, there are strict policies on who gets the monies. it has to go to an organisation must then prove and show how they used that money. it cant go to individuals or to pay peoples salaries within organisations etc.
xeph i know what you mean about the afghani people. in a sense i do not blame them. they are a people mired in poverty and ignorance, without going into the politics of it. but i do understand your thoughts. the important thing about it is that you came away taking something with you, and thats what matters.