Why we travel?
Outline
Why
travel?
How does Huberman (Why Travel?) explain
to her friends in Maine why she travels?
Huberman travels to see things from
a different perspective.
Why
should young people travel?
Comment on Peterson's why young
people should travel.
I think that its
really important for young people to travel. Traveling
is a good way to challenge yourself, open your mind to new things, and overall
it helps you grow as a person.
Why
don't Americans travel?
What are some reasons why Americans
don't travel.
There are a lot of reasons why
Americans don’t travel. Work schedules are a main reason, the work ethic
culture in the U.S. prevents a lot of Americans from using all
of their vacation time. The expenses of international travel can turn a
lot of Americans away as well. Another reason is that many Americans are
content with touring the U.S. because of its diverse geography. As someone who
has been fortunate enough to do a lot of international travel, even though the
U.S. is a very diverse country, I don’t think anything compares to immersing
yourself in a completely different culture on the other side of the world.
Self-imposed
Isolation?
Each of us lives in varying degrees
of isolation from the rest of the world. This isolation is both happenstance
and self-imposed. If we are born in an isolated part of the world with few
opportunities to travel, we will likely lead an isolated existence.
Self-imposed isolation occurs when have many opportunities to see other parts
of the world but choose to spend our time and resources in one tiny area. We
isolate ourselves because we are afraid or uncomfortable in other parts of the
world.
Describe the lives of some people
you know and how they engage in self-imposed isolation.
I always had the mindset that I
wanted to escape my hometown and see as much of the world as I could. In my
hometown, there are many people with varying degrees of self imposed isolation though. Unfortunately, there
aren’t many job prospects where I grew up, one of the few options for a career
in my hometown is working at a steel mill. I grew up with a lot of people that
were content with just getting a job at the mill and never doing any type of
traveling. Most of those same people that I grew up with ended up having
families at a really young age too, so even if they could afford to travel, their
money has to go to supporting their families. I did also
know some folks that had the ability and freedom to travel,
but were simply content staying in one place. It didn’t have to do with
any type of fear, they simply lacked any motivation or drive to go anywhere
else.
Long
way Round / Long way Down review
I hope you've enjoyed these two
series. To what extent do you agree with Wallaston"s
(Motorcycle Emptiness) review?
I definitely
agreed with Wallaston’s review. The series tried
to make the journey seem harsh and dangerous, but these travelers had an entire
crew assisting them throughout the entire trip.
A
Missing Geographic Perspective
As a geographer, my criticism of the
series is that the two motorcycle riders display little geographic knowledge.
As actors, their geographic education is probably limited. Comment on a particular scene from either series where a knowledge of
physical or human geography would have helped understand what they experienced.
One thing that I thought was entertaining
was how the riders hadn’t anticipated the lack of paved roads in Mongolia. If some
more research had been done, they could have been better prepared for the dirt
roads and deep sands.
Submitted by Davis Clouse on January
29, 2019.