“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” – Lao Tzu

To those whom will take the time to ‘listen in’ on the narrative of my summer 2010 travels to Bangalore, India – I am warmed by your interest. My enthusiasm for developing a chronicle of this experience has been stirred by the input of friends and family who have encouraged the idea of putting thoughts and experiences while abroad to paper (or in this case – the World Wide Web). I’m fascinated by the capacity I have to remain connected to home through this means, and would request that – time permitting – you push this dialogue forward with comments or a short e-mail.

I hope to test a number of different formats of blogging throughout the summer in search of my ‘voice’ within this medium. Please bear with what will jump between fictional and non-fictional, prose and poetry and assertive and reflective accounts of my trip – all will be inspired by my experience.

-G

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

From the tops of mountains, they'd sling rocks at the moon to curse the gods
And we'd imagine new craters until we fooled ourselves and they became giants.
So that songs would be sung of their greatness and stories told of their trials and tribulations.
Planting a small, but powerful seed within each of our minds - one which caused us to ask ourselves an exciting question. Can we be more?
Theirs was a false sense of defiance. For they were no giants.
But as men do, they rode the rivers of our expectations - and we loved them for this, so did they love us back.

-Aspire, Conspire, Inspire-
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  1. AnonymousOctober 16, 2012 at 4:40 PM

    Hi Graham!

    This is Palwasha, Internships Abroad Director at Go Overseas. I've just been reading about your time abroad in India; it sounds like you had a great time.

    We feature internship abroad experiences like yours to help our audience plan their trips. Let me know if you're interested in sharing your experience to palwasha@gooverseas.com, and I will send more details!

    Best,
    Palwasha

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