In My Life

I am taking off for a year and backpacking through South America. I have been living in New York City for two years. This is my blog/photoblog for my travels.

I have reached a point where I want less.

I want less stuff.

I want less.


The problem is my capitalist world view. I have placed wealth in the arms of the material.

I feel like burning all of my stuff while Tyler Durden, from Fight Club, reminds me, "The things you own end up owning you."

So I sold many of my things. I gave away much more. I shipped three large boxes home out of weakness and am narrowing down my belongings to one 45 L backpack.


So I am going to countries that through a western world view have much less, but actually have much more in terms of natural beauty. A paradigm shift for myself to crumble all the logical and illogical paradigms I have erected in my lifetime.



One backpack to live out of for a year.

ac·cul·tur·a·tion

–noun

1.

the process of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns of another group.

2.

the result of this process.

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Origin:
1875–80, Americanism ; ac- + culture + -ation

—Related forms

ac·cul·tur·a·tion·al, adjective