About Pandemic Prowling: In this series, Pandemic Prowling, I share stories about my travels across 4 continents (Asia, N. America, S. America, Africa) amidst the outbreak of Covid19. (September 2020) Proceeding As Planned Things change, plans change. Especially amidst a pandemic that led to government shutdowns. But I wasn't going to let that stop me …
Continue reading “Unmasked: Screaming In the Streets” Pandemic Prowling #18
https://youtu.be/abgRKlvYzmw Pain, Pleasure and the Human Psyche I believe it has been heavily researched in a number of studies that human beings are much more adverse to feeling pain then they are eager in seeking pleasure. It can be said then, that it is part of human nature that we are very risk adverse. Building …
Continue reading Falling Back Vs. Falling Forward Kingston’s Journey #90
I felt guilty. I did not understand why I as a young man had the privledge to travel and experience the world, especially during times like these while other people suffered. There were people lining up outside of banks waiting for a government handout, yet here I was moving around Brazil on non essential travel. …
https://youtu.be/5DjymTXUmSg Loyalty is a Virtue Across cultures, countries and continents, loyalty is seen as a key virtue in normal human interactions. Which is all well and good as loyalty breeds trust and trust is needed for cooperation, to build the many aspects that make up civilization. It's been said that no man is an island, …
Continue reading “The Problem With Loyalty” Kingston’s Journey #89
https://youtu.be/MftVce9seVY (August 2020) Welcome to Brazil In the previous entry, I had managed to make my way into Brazil with some "work arounds" to avoid their new policies. Brazil itself was an enjoyable experience. Restrictions were fairly looser then they were in Mexico so me being me, I wanted to take advantage of the looser …
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A Key Difference Between Childhood and Adulthood Sacrifice. Wait, better to start off by saying that life is a series of decisions. We have choices we need to make, some of these choices are hard, and those decisions define us. Whether we choose to make our own matters our own or have others decide for …
Continue reading “From Boundless Opportunities to Defined Actuality” Kingston’s Journey #88
A truth though merited is not always wanted. Sometimes it is best to just hold your tongue and let others figure things out on their own time when they are ready.
About Pandemic Prowling: In this series, Pandemic Prowling, I share stories about my travels across 4 continents (Asia, N. America, S. America, Africa) amidst the outbreak of Covid19. (August 2020) Onward to Brazil In the previous post, being denied boarding during a connecting flight to Santiago, Chile in Miami led to me being stranded in …
Continue reading “Mental Gymnastics in the Airport” Pandemic Prowling #15
https://youtu.be/JSqyjTq3gms A Grain of Sand in a Foreign Land Integration into a new society is difficult. As a lone outsider, drawing new connections and establishing new points of contact from scratch is not easy. This is compounded when you are in a different country and continent. So what is to be done then? The simple …
Continue reading “God’s Door” Why Join A Church (In A Foreign Country) Kingston’s Journey #86
In the previous post, I was headed to my third and final WWOOF location in Mexico. Things were cut short sure, but so was practically everyone's plans. I was ready to move on. Up until this point I had an idea in my head: to head south to South America, go to a major city …
Continue reading Access Denied, Stranded & Homeless” Pandemic Prowling #14
