http://lavidaidealist.org/2009/09/02/they-are-us/ Stories and Resources from Idealists in Latin America Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:17:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://lavidaidealist.org/2009/09/02/they-are-us/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Em Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:55:08 +0000 http://lavidaidealist.org/?p=1031#comment-117 Hey I received an email from Idealist and spotted the South America reference. What perfect timing. I'm actually in Sao Paulo now at the beginning of a 3 mth human rights internship. I've been here 2 wks and am already trying to plan what to do next. I'm 28 and know, only now, that I want to get into some kind of international development/human rights field of work. Beyond that, who knows? The thought of returning to England to do the expected settling down and starting a family just doesn't appeal to me. I don't want to do any of that until I start fulfilling my own (I think unselfish) desires. I am an idealist, sometimes a cynical one at that, but I definitely believe that those of us lucky enough to be born into good fortune - with at least basic human rights - should be looking and acting beyond our levels of comfort and doing what we can to spread our fortunes. Glad to see I am not alone in my way of thinking. Hey I received an email from Idealist and spotted the South America reference. What perfect timing. I’m actually in Sao Paulo now at the beginning of a 3 mth human rights internship. I’ve been here 2 wks and am already trying to plan what to do next. I’m 28 and know, only now, that I want to get into some kind of international development/human rights field of work. Beyond that, who knows? The thought of returning to England to do the expected settling down and starting a family just doesn’t appeal to me. I don’t want to do any of that until I start fulfilling my own (I think unselfish) desires. I am an idealist, sometimes a cynical one at that, but I definitely believe that those of us lucky enough to be born into good fortune – with at least basic human rights – should be looking and acting beyond our levels of comfort and doing what we can to spread our fortunes. Glad to see I am not alone in my way of thinking.

]]> http://lavidaidealist.org/2009/09/02/they-are-us/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Miranda Pope Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:34:14 +0000 http://lavidaidealist.org/?p=1031#comment-84 I think seeing other people, in different circumstance from those you're used to, as People, IS the greatest thing you can take away from these experiences. Especially when your presuppositions have taken a nose-dive. Two men I've met who seem to have the greatest internal sense of pride, are two of the poorest I've met. One is a gardener/farmer, the other a firewood-gatherer. This rather stuns me, but if I were to guess, I'd say they know what they are capable of, how hard they've travelled, and yet their families are still intact....and in school. I think seeing other people, in different circumstance from those you’re used to, as People, IS the greatest thing you can take away from these experiences. Especially when your presuppositions have taken a nose-dive.
Two men I’ve met who seem to have the greatest internal sense of pride, are two of the poorest I’ve met. One is a gardener/farmer, the other a firewood-gatherer. This rather stuns me, but if I were to guess, I’d say they know what they are capable of, how hard they’ve travelled, and yet their families are still intact….and in school.

]]> http://lavidaidealist.org/2009/09/02/they-are-us/comment-page-1/#comment-56 tacogirl Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:28:22 +0000 http://lavidaidealist.org/?p=1031#comment-56 What a great realization. What a great realization.

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