fol•low  riv•ers and roads

Traveling is a state of mind. I’m always in motion, mentally or physically, like a channeling river. I let loose and float through the variety of cultural waters, following the course of a river and let things just happen. It can easily happen, that I thrash around like a fish in cold water, but I could also drift away. What if I find myself in crystal clear water but tipping my toes on the stony ground? Some rivers might be dark, hence one can’t estimate the depth. I try to be a culturally conscious person, who carefully steps into unknown terrain and expects unforeseen nature as a positive phenomenon. To actually avoid a dried-out riverbed, I beg all travel mates to keep an eye on the ecological footprint we’ll be leaving. Since we overcame the medieval difficulties of “making a trip”, it is damn easy to fly overseas in like no time.

I travel as a foreigner to foreign countries, therefore I eagerly try to frame the inner (my own) and the outer (the ethic) perspective in everything I intend to do. There’s no valid ‘code of conduct’ in general, but a strong attempt to show empathy and negotiate viewpoints.

There’s no absolute truth about reality, we can only grasp cut-outs of the life world we are woven with. The big picture is only a partial truth.

On the road, on the hike … I wish to pursue alternative paths and I hope to stumble into warm-hearted people, releasing nature and new projects.

I’m going to Japan, China and Korea this summer to catch up with friends and to value global friendship. I wish to immerse myself in inspiring talks, spending time without the omnipresent tick of the clock and besides, I wish to seek alternative routes off the beaten track while embrace new atmospheres, new scents and surroundings.

My idea of traveling is to figure diverse ways to interact and communicate with people I haven’t met before. I’ll share common spaces and use Couchsurfing a lot. I’m interested in people’s thoughts and beliefs, I wish to temporarily participate in their daily life. Traveling for me contains a minimum of material goods, but a maximum of social interaction and understanding, even though I’m facing a language barrier.

I devote myself to cultural habits and customs and love to step into new environments, being aware of some unintended inconveniences I might cause.

I’m going to switch my posts between Ger•man and En•glish every now and then to serve my fellows and followers with at least two languages.

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