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I Am Going To Do It! May 1, 2008

 

    Hey there my lovely readers! I know I have been pondering about what I should do for a new or upcoming blog that will be some what interesting. I have been racking my brain for ideas. Lots of things have come up for me to write about, but I don’t want to write about something just to write. I want my writing to have some meaning, or atleast things that are atleast important to me. As people know I love the Earth, and feel the need not only to make this planet cleaner, but I also care for the people that live on it. Okay, and lets not forget the Sea Turtles. I feel people should at least have house, clean water, and some kind of education. Education meaning acidemics, common sense, and life skills to survive. I would love to just bring food and clean fresh water to tribes in Africa and other countries. But you can’t just do the work for them and then when you are not there they not know what to do. You not only have to teach them let them do it themselves, and then maybe telling them a quicker and better way of doing it. Just give them the experience, giving the gift of knowledge is the best gift anyone could give.

 

I am known as a “Hippie” or “The Hippie” which I think is cute and all, but really that is not what I am. You might be wondering what I would consider myself; first of all, I do not labeling what so ever it is wrong. It gives people big egos, and it can do serious damage to others, and sometimes the people with the BIG egos are the one with serious mental damage. Since they don’t know how to grow up and know that they are not always going to be right, and they will never be the coolest; someone else will have beaten you to that title no matter how hard you try. So personally I say ban labels, but you really can’t, so if you must put me under one little category and label me only as one thing the big thing everyone would say would be “Hippie” or I prefer Enviromentalist. Not a Hippie, hippies do drugs, protest over wars, and have silly quotes. I would be what you might consider an Environmentalist.

 

So now we have gotten that behind us, my bigger problem is I love to travel. If you really personally know me, you know that well I am dieing to go to India, Africa, and other parts of the world. For myself, to travel make friends, and well whatever comes my way. I don’t know, I have fallen in love with little children in other parts of the world living on their own. I do dream of adopting less unfortunate children when I am ready to start my own family, but just adopting two children won’t make a big enough impact. So I was debating with myself how in the world will I ever be able to afford to travel to different countries, and at the same time make an impact in this world. I figured get sponsored by some people, but then that still won’t be enough. This put my in a pickle, I needed to figure out what exactly type of game plan I can make. My dad the genius he is, suggested “Peace Core” I figured that means I will be weighed down with commitment to them.

 

So, I researched a little bit about the Peace Corps. they ask for a two year commitment. I thought it isn’t a bad deal, you get to stay in a exotic or whereever you want place for two years doing something that you love and can move on to another place for the next two years. I haven’t done full research, but there are alot of things teens can do, since you have to be 18 or older to join Peace Corps. I think it will be a fun experience. So I figured they prefer people with college degrees or at least some kind of education. So I am now starting to plan my life the way I think I will love and be best suited for.  Maybe not the route my parents invisioned for me. I think it is quiet funny, some girl who wanted to persue business and go to Harvard Business college now thinking of becoming part of the Peace Corps.

 

Right now I feel somewhat satisfied, knowing what I should be looking in to more and things of that nature.  It just makes me well extremely happy. :D I don’t think I have been this sure of what I wanted to do in and with my life before. Now I feel some sort of weird sensation of peace with me inside, like almost my heart telling me that I have to do it and I am going to do it, it is something I will enjoy doing.  So now, I just need to do extensive research and hopefully figure out everything while I go along.

 

The song for this blog is……..well a little more exotic in honor of my first Peace Corps. blog…………..”Din Din Wo” by: Habib Koite` and Bamada.

 

Going green March 5, 2008

Filed under: Going green,holidays,no plastic — taktikphotography @ 1:53 am

2309402794_256f6cf528.jpg I know everyone is thinking the same thing by now. That Hippie is at it again, you might not be as go green friendly then other people but think about it, if you just started recycling that would help this planet so much.

 This Spring I have a plan of action, and that is to start a new tradition. I want to plant a tree, or a bush, whatever it is. Something that my mom won’t kill because she won’t water it. Just a planet that just needs some water, sun, and love. It not only will look pretty, but it also will provide shade for who ever needs it and a home for a nest of birds.

Also, going green you might not be crazy about the whole sea turtle thing even though it is a big issue. Going green can simply mean something as easy as, turning off the lights and fan off when you leave the room. Not only are you helping your electric bill to decrease, you also are getting less dependant on electric. Why use lights when it is perfectly bright and sunny outside. Pull open those window blinds, open your windows don’t use your a/c as much. These little things will make a big difference even in your pocket book. 

So do this planet a favor and lend a helping hand by recycling, (Did I mention some metals when taken to a recycling drop off can actually earn you a few bucks?!) shutting off those lights and air conditioning. Open your windows and window blinds.

Say NO to plastic! Say YES to a cleaner and more resourceful future!

 

 
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