The 20s are a highly documented time in our lives.
From podcasts to posts to infinite films and songs documenting the process of being young, I feel, though, that not many come close to capturing the anxiety of indecision that comes with being in your early 20s.
I know to some that may sound dramatic or ungrateful, and I am grateful, of course, to be experiencing this part of life with my health and body still able to support me fully. But that doesn’t discount the parts of my mind that wander and wonder why a constant sense of inadequacy lingers, and the feeling of being stuck becomes a constant.
Category Archives: Being Better
The Art of Access: “Into the Wild’s” Critiques of Power and Visualising Geographical Knowledge
Sean Penn’s “Into the Wild”, based on Jon Krakauer’s book about the life of Christopher McCandless, begins with this poem. The words echo throughout the two hour long visually stunning journey of Chris from College graduate to lonely nomad, huddled inside an old Fairbanks City bus. It describes the pleasure found in nature, away from human intrusions and structures, away from capitalist habits and responsibility and taxes.
The film’s cinematography communicates these pleasures and evokes empathy from audiences seeking escape from societal power structures, namely capitalism and neocolonialism.
A Short Interlude (that wasn’t very short)
I understand it has been just a little over 2 1/2 years since I last wrote anything on this blog which isn’t necessarily something I planned but more or less just happened. No real reason for it. Just life. Life gets in the way a lot these days, or at least I’ve thought so, since we emerged blearily into the daylight after the pandemic. Life seemed to hit the fast forward button and things went into overdrive and it seems all the ideas of slowing down our lives went out the window. So I would say it is fair to assume that we’ve all been coping with that for a while now. At least I certainly have.
Places and Perspectives
I’m writing this from the perspective of someone who has been to other countries and seen first-hand the differences between people’s experience of place vs. people’s perception of place. And also because the first question people always asked me after I visited India was “Was there a lot of poverty and people living on theContinue reading “Places and Perspectives”
Perspectives: A Generational Divide
It’s up to us to break generational norms. When they say, “It runs in the family”, you tell them “this is where it runs out”. – Anon I’m part of what some would call Generation Z. To some it is a generation of misguided, unemployed, useless know-it-alls but to others it means revolution, tolerance, acceptanceContinue reading “Perspectives: A Generational Divide”
Why conscious travel is necessary.
Conscious travel, as I find myself in an airport, is now an increasing reality and topic that needs more discussion down to the finer details. It is also necessary, not only due to the enormous environmental impacts but also the risks now associated with travel in a post-COVID 19 (or more realistically a current-COVID 19)Continue reading “Why conscious travel is necessary.”
For Wanderers and Wonderers 