I’ve set a new personal & professional goal: I will only visit a developing country if I can give back in return. Giving back in return means I’ll work (for profit) on projects that have net positive environmental/social impacts or volunteer on projects that reach the same goal. The exceptions will include going to conferences (if I must), getting invited for special occasions, and stopping-over countries.
Now this is an extremely hard decision because I may not get to travel for a long time, and I may NEVER get to go to to some countries! And that’s in conflict with my other goal of seeing the whole world with my own eyes and walking all over the world with my feet! I hope I can have a good strategy to accomplish both in the future. If you have any idea you let me know.
The reason why I have set this goal is because I want to do more than just visiting these countries! I want to do something while appreciating the sceneries, history, and culture. I guess I want to act rather than just understand their challenges? Most importantly, I believe that having a more energy efficient and environmentally sustainable community will be beneficial economically and socially for these countries.
Well, I’ll check in after I have a action plan =p
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