For me this was a very cool experience not only because I found it awesome to see my classmates different point of view on how the whole traveler v. tourist dilemma can be approached. Also a professor pointed out how the Taoism says that an inner journey can be more important than an outer journey. I'm a firm believer in this because I think that if you're not in terms with yourself then you can't enjoy anything the world has to offer. I believe that the mind is the single most powerful and beautiful thing a human being possesses, if your mind is strong you can perform great things, things other people can consider impossible, impossible is nothing... ... if you can truly control your mind. This is why an inner journey is always more important than actually traveling, if you're depressed in Puerto Rico it's going to be the same elsewhere, you just need to become an inside traveler and look for the real problem. I'm actually shocked I didn't use this approach when working on Holy Cow since I've always been the first one to support the inner journey before the outer journey. Some people take trips so they can heal, I find this a little stupid, of course you're going to heal if your context and surroundings are changed, when you return to the real world you hit rock bottom and figure you're really not alright and you were just lying to yourself. When that professor pointed that out I actually got pumped to see someone shares my point of view.
P.S. The guys were awesome, I just was a little shocked they didn't make it personal and just left it at the Traveler v. Tourist POV or at the cultural context.
May the force be with you all.
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