Adventures to the past
Dear Wilfred, I went on an adventure. Though mired in family drama, the experience has truly given me a new perspective on life and specifically, the life that I am lucky to have. We arrived and it felt like we had travelled into the past. A place where the buildings were crumbling and vacant, snow still on the mountain tops. A place where religion still reigns and gives people something to hold onto when they barely had enough to feed their children. In the 2 hour drive into the mountains, I felt a sense of mystery and sadness. This place had been hacked to pieces, its wild life driven out all in the name of money. What sick creatures we humans are. I experienced rural living briefly, stray cats, long drop toilets and a classic wood fire oven with no running water. In the cities everything is covered in grime or graffiti. Among the grim surroundings, the people that I have met here are so bright. They smile, cause trouble, give all that they can to their families, live simply but ho
