Comments for Roamingtheworld http://roamingtheworld.wordpress.com A solo vagabonding safari from East to South Africa Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:17:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Home for a year! by Heather http://roamingtheworld.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/home-for-a-year/#comment-287 Heather Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:17:27 +0000 http://roamingtheworld.wordpress.com/?p=316#comment-287 Thanks for you entry. I really enjoyed it. I'm glad we'll always have Africa. Thanks for you entry. I really enjoyed it. I’m glad we’ll always have Africa.

]]> Comment on Planting seeds by Anna http://roamingtheworld.wordpress.com/2009/02/14/planting-seeds/#comment-284 Anna Thu, 14 May 2009 22:26:05 +0000 http://roamingtheworld.wordpress.com/?p=270#comment-284 Lauren, Thank you so much for sharing your website with me! Of course I'm fascinated about food and gardening and reading your beautiful writing. I love this: "When I’m in the garden, I’m reminded to follow my heart. Life is easier this way." I shall share with a few of my friends too. Happy gardening to you. Lauren,
Thank you so much for sharing your website with me! Of course I’m fascinated about food and gardening and reading your beautiful writing.

I love this:
“When I’m in the garden, I’m reminded to follow my heart. Life is easier this way.”

I shall share with a few of my friends too.
Happy gardening to you.

]]> Comment on Appreciating daily interactions by Heather http://roamingtheworld.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/appreciating-daily-interactions/#comment-282 Heather Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:41:51 +0000 http://roamingtheworld.wordpress.com/?p=293#comment-282 Great entry...I forget how it feels to be in a moment somedays. No expectations, just happy to be doing whatever it is you are doing. I loved traveling with you because you were always talking or joking with someone you met in the market or on the minibus. Lots of great times and a few shit shows. I miss you and our talks. Karibu South Korea, Lauren. Great entry…I forget how it feels to be in a moment somedays. No expectations, just happy to be doing whatever it is you are doing. I loved traveling with you because you were always talking or joking with someone you met in the market or on the minibus. Lots of great times and a few shit shows.

I miss you and our talks. Karibu South Korea, Lauren.

]]> Comment on Fear by G "no" Money http://roamingtheworld.wordpress.com/2009/02/21/fear/#comment-279 G "no" Money Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:30:43 +0000 http://roamingtheworld.wordpress.com/?p=281#comment-279 Yes, we all go thru what you are going thru. In our own way, some of us deal with it and make some drastic changes, some conform and some others are like the trade winds, they just blow from one area to another. I highly recommend that you throw yourself into the world, there is excitement in that as well. I will tell you what I want to do when we meet next. I am actually playing ping pong with the world, I throw myself into the world, it throws me back and then I go at it again. Just do it. G Yes, we all go thru what you are going thru. In our own way, some of us deal with it and make some drastic changes, some conform and some others are like the trade winds, they just blow from one area to another.

I highly recommend that you throw yourself into the world, there is excitement in that as well.

I will tell you what I want to do when we meet next.
I am actually playing ping pong with the world, I throw myself into the world, it throws me back and then I go at it again.

Just do it.
G

]]> Comment on Fear by Jenna http://roamingtheworld.wordpress.com/2009/02/21/fear/#comment-278 Jenna Sun, 22 Feb 2009 06:38:42 +0000 http://roamingtheworld.wordpress.com/?p=281#comment-278 Interesting. I think the last paragraph you said is also really interesting, and I've been grappling with that question myself, this living in a "comfortable space" whatever that may mean, but not necessarily a good one.. let's discuss further. Interesting. I think the last paragraph you said is also really interesting, and I’ve been grappling with that question myself, this living in a “comfortable space” whatever that may mean, but not necessarily a good one.. let’s discuss further.

]]> Comment on Detached from city life by sonounavolpe http://roamingtheworld.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/detached-from-city-life/#comment-277 sonounavolpe Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:41:46 +0000 http://roamingtheworld.wordpress.com/?p=263#comment-277 I've had the same thing happen recently. Instead of making me feel filled with life, all the lights and the noises and the people became draining, and there isn't, in the city, a really good place to get away. I think about visiting friends in Humboldt, in the desert, living alone deep in the forests, exploring, and creating, and there's this sense of calm that rushes over me and invades every pore. If you want to go for a naturewalk or something this weekend, I'd even be willing to go into the east bay to go with you. :) I’ve had the same thing happen recently. Instead of making me feel filled with life, all the lights and the noises and the people became draining, and there isn’t, in the city, a really good place to get away. I think about visiting friends in Humboldt, in the desert, living alone deep in the forests, exploring, and creating, and there’s this sense of calm that rushes over me and invades every pore. If you want to go for a naturewalk or something this weekend, I’d even be willing to go into the east bay to go with you. :)

]]> Comment on Test Yourself by mandy http://roamingtheworld.wordpress.com/test-yourself/#comment-271 mandy Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:18:59 +0000 http://roamingtheworld.wordpress.com/test-yourself/#comment-271 only got #4 and #5 wrong! yippie ;-) only got #4 and #5 wrong! yippie ;-)

]]> Comment on Test Yourself by sonounavolpe http://roamingtheworld.wordpress.com/test-yourself/#comment-268 sonounavolpe Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:59:27 +0000 http://roamingtheworld.wordpress.com/test-yourself/#comment-268 Oh, god. Ignore the apostrophe in the second "its". It's really late, and I'm half asleep. Geez. Oh, god. Ignore the apostrophe in the second “its”. It’s really late, and I’m half asleep. Geez.

]]> Comment on Test Yourself by sonounavolpe http://roamingtheworld.wordpress.com/test-yourself/#comment-267 sonounavolpe Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:58:53 +0000 http://roamingtheworld.wordpress.com/test-yourself/#comment-267 The chief export of the Sudan is cotton. The chief import? Machinery. The chief export of Madagascar is shrimp, and Ghana gives the world most of its chocolate (and it's therefore it's chief export). Oh, Academic Decathlon-- thanks for teaching me all about Africa! The chief export of the Sudan is cotton. The chief import? Machinery.

The chief export of Madagascar is shrimp, and Ghana gives the world most of its chocolate (and it’s therefore it’s chief export).

Oh, Academic Decathlon– thanks for teaching me all about Africa!

]]> Comment on Change by sonounavolpe http://roamingtheworld.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/change/#comment-266 sonounavolpe Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:56:01 +0000 http://roamingtheworld.wordpress.com/?p=202#comment-266 Heh. I'm second on your blogroll. Oh, I totally had a meaningful comment before I saw that... now what was it? Oh, right. Something like "we can't all marry Katie Holmes," which means that it was about Prop 8. It's late; coherence isn't my ally at this juncture. The way I see it, there should only be two people and some sort of higher authority involved in a marriage. Maybe they're being joined together by the deity of their choosing, or by a judge (should they value law), or by Richard Simmons if they're really kind of fucked up. But the thing is, people look at marriage like it's something that's going to join them together... but marriage can't do that; it's just a ceremony. I've always seen the point of marriage as a celebration and recognition of a spiritual union that already exists. Now, should I at some point get married, well, that spiritual connectedness already exists, and whether or not the state of California wants to acknowledge it doesn't change its existence. It's like that grumpy uncle that everyone has who begrudges everyone their joy... California is the grumpy uncle in this scenario. Okay, I'm really tired. Where am I going with this? Ah, right. I don't see why anyone cares who marries who. I mean, people marry other people who are completely wrong for them and make one another miserable on a daily basis, and I certainly don't say anything about it, regardless of how I feel that THAT violates the sanctity of marriage. In fact, I can still go to Vegas and enjoy the poshness without being bitter and angry that the whole place is kind of a big slam against the sanctity of marriage. And WHY don't I say anything? Why don't I protest and send all my funds to the anti-stupidity marriage fund? Because I have no right to impose my personal beliefs and standards regarding spiritual matters onto another living thing. It really shouldn't be that hard of a concept. Heh. I’m second on your blogroll. Oh, I totally had a meaningful comment before I saw that… now what was it?

Oh, right. Something like “we can’t all marry Katie Holmes,” which means that it was about Prop 8. It’s late; coherence isn’t my ally at this juncture.

The way I see it, there should only be two people and some sort of higher authority involved in a marriage. Maybe they’re being joined together by the deity of their choosing, or by a judge (should they value law), or by Richard Simmons if they’re really kind of fucked up. But the thing is, people look at marriage like it’s something that’s going to join them together… but marriage can’t do that; it’s just a ceremony. I’ve always seen the point of marriage as a celebration and recognition of a spiritual union that already exists. Now, should I at some point get married, well, that spiritual connectedness already exists, and whether or not the state of California wants to acknowledge it doesn’t change its existence. It’s like that grumpy uncle that everyone has who begrudges everyone their joy… California is the grumpy uncle in this scenario.

Okay, I’m really tired. Where am I going with this? Ah, right. I don’t see why anyone cares who marries who. I mean, people marry other people who are completely wrong for them and make one another miserable on a daily basis, and I certainly don’t say anything about it, regardless of how I feel that THAT violates the sanctity of marriage. In fact, I can still go to Vegas and enjoy the poshness without being bitter and angry that the whole place is kind of a big slam against the sanctity of marriage. And WHY don’t I say anything? Why don’t I protest and send all my funds to the anti-stupidity marriage fund? Because I have no right to impose my personal beliefs and standards regarding spiritual matters onto another living thing.

It really shouldn’t be that hard of a concept.

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