On the bus with Louis (French pronunciation)
by Rog
Louis was a youngish (early twenties?)cricket player, traveler, live in the moment, kind of guy. He rode with us in the van from Sihanoukville to Kompot.
He asked, "What gives you the most fulfillment when you travel?"
I told him that volunteering with the local people puts us in unique situations where there is opportunity to see real people over time and witness the difficulties they face daily. It makes us more understanding of their situation and more appreciative of ours.
Louis compared learning by travel with learning in school…he said travel is learning about life.
Louis compared learning by travel with learning in school…he said travel is learning about life.
He said, "You know when you look into their eyes. There are good caring people everywhere. I love to travel! I want to do this for the rest of my life! "
He is a very passionate guy who speaks with gusto and confidence. He organizes cricket games with the local people wherever he goes. He feels that sport allows people to drop their barriers as they focus and compete as a team. He made me think about the following quote from Mark Twain…
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime."
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