So cool getting these updates. Must be hard having to leave some of the areas after conversations with people. You get a snapshot of their life, then have to leave, and their lives continue forward, all good and bad. This experience you are creating is so unique, but must be hard emotionally at times. Based on past comments, you have people thinking about you, so I hope that can help.
I had to read this several times to accept how exactly perfectly on point this insight is. You hit on an intangible part of this trip that very few people have observed or understood. Specifically with that one man that I said goodbye to at the gas station, the armed guard. We both sat inside the gas station watching out the windows in silence, me in silence of stress and fatigue, him in his day in day out reality of standing guard inside that quiet gas station. Eventually someone started taking pictures of my bike (a common occurrence in central america), the guard and I silently exchanged a glance and a knowing smile. Eventually we started talking and he came over to sit next to me while I drank my little coffee. He told me all about his life from being born down here to living in Maryland for 10 years and having a family there to then losing that family and coming back to his immediate family down here and finding happiness in loving and supporting them rather than starting his own family again. All in 15 minutes before I get on the bike and never see that soul again. Cant tell you how many times that has happened. This trip has changed me and the strangest part is I am not sure I could even tell you exactly how (yet). but I know it has... (which is what I was hoping for when setting out on this crazy trip).
@@JeremiahLuke Makes me think about the guard's point of view. How many stangers I wonder actually listen to him or even think about him? And here this guy on a bike shows up from basically another world, and he was willing to share some of his pain with you in that 15 minutes. Hope you know what an amazing and genuine complement to you that is Jeremiah.
Your patience and perseverance continues to be rewarded! Another great video-and as always, I'll wait for the next installment with baited breath.
today is another day of reflection and amazement that we've made it this far... (currently in central chile)
You have tattle bud. Love the outro
You look good, brother. I'm happy for you!
thank you :)
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So cool getting these updates. Must be hard having to leave some of the areas after conversations with people. You get a snapshot of their life, then have to leave, and their lives continue forward, all good and bad. This experience you are creating is so unique, but must be hard emotionally at times. Based on past comments, you have people thinking about you, so I hope that can help.
I had to read this several times to accept how exactly perfectly on point this insight is.
You hit on an intangible part of this trip that very few people have observed or understood.
Specifically with that one man that I said goodbye to at the gas station, the armed guard. We both sat inside the gas station watching out the windows in silence, me in silence of stress and fatigue, him in his day in day out reality of standing guard inside that quiet gas station. Eventually someone started taking pictures of my bike (a common occurrence in central america), the guard and I silently exchanged a glance and a knowing smile. Eventually we started talking and he came over to sit next to me while I drank my little coffee. He told me all about his life from being born down here to living in Maryland for 10 years and having a family there to then losing that family and coming back to his immediate family down here and finding happiness in loving and supporting them rather than starting his own family again.
All in 15 minutes before I get on the bike and never see that soul again.
Cant tell you how many times that has happened.
This trip has changed me and the strangest part is I am not sure I could even tell you exactly how (yet). but I know it has... (which is what I was hoping for when setting out on this crazy trip).
@@JeremiahLuke Makes me think about the guard's point of view. How many stangers I wonder actually listen to him or even think about him? And here this guy on a bike shows up from basically another world, and he was willing to share some of his pain with you in that 15 minutes. Hope you know what an amazing and genuine complement to you that is Jeremiah.
ROFL