Traveling the world, seeing different cultures, common themes of humanity emerge.
Religion:
In every single country and every single culture we have seen on our Big Trip, people believe in something for spiritual enlightenment or salvation and relief from earthly suffering. They invest significant resources for places and spaces for enlightenment and/or worship and/or the afterlife.
Violence:
In every single country and every single culture we have seen on our Big Trip, people have a history of oppressing each other and/or forcing their personal views or opinions or cultures on people with different views or opinions or cultures. In some countries and cultures, the violence was hundreds of years ago. In other countries and cultures, it was tens of years ago.
Art:
In every single country and every single culture we have seen on our Big Trip, people use art as a vehicle for expressing their world views, bearing witness to history, and/or protesting oppression and violence.
Food:
In every single country and every single culture we have seen on our Big Trip, people savor the flavors and fill their bodies with more than just calories.
Love:
In every single country and every single culture we have seen on our Big Trip, people have hope. They love each other. They fill their lives with color and joy.
Nadia
Religion:
In every single country and every single culture we have seen on our Big Trip, people believe in something for spiritual enlightenment or salvation and relief from earthly suffering. They invest significant resources for places and spaces for enlightenment and/or worship and/or the afterlife.
The inside of the 700 year old Tlacolula Church
Violence:
In every single country and every single culture we have seen on our Big Trip, people have a history of oppressing each other and/or forcing their personal views or opinions or cultures on people with different views or opinions or cultures. In some countries and cultures, the violence was hundreds of years ago. In other countries and cultures, it was tens of years ago.
A reproduction of a Mexico government torture room from the 1970s
Art:
In every single country and every single culture we have seen on our Big Trip, people use art as a vehicle for expressing their world views, bearing witness to history, and/or protesting oppression and violence.
1970s art highlighting institutionalized violence in Mexico
Food:
In every single country and every single culture we have seen on our Big Trip, people savor the flavors and fill their bodies with more than just calories.
Chocolates, chili, and crickets - typical and delicious ingredients for Oaxacan food
Love:
In every single country and every single culture we have seen on our Big Trip, people have hope. They love each other. They fill their lives with color and joy.
Our house for two weeks in colorful Oaxaca City
Nadia
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