A couple of videos and a journal entry from Sean’s previous travels:
“Underwater World” – 5min
Scuba diving off the coast of Koh Phi Phi in Southern Thailand.
“Imagine” – 4min
Sean’s experience volunteering at Boarding High School for Helpless Youths (BHSOH) in Mae Sot, Thailand.
Waiting for Life to Begin – Mae Sot, Thailand
I wake up and realize a familiar acquaintance of feeling lost accompanies me; I see a long day of passing time ahead.
I think of home, my purpose, where I should be right now, what I should be doing. I begin to think how difficult life can be, its finality and even feel a little sorry for myself. I go downstairs and sit down for breakfast with my friend, an illegal migrant from Burma who runs the guesthouse I’m staying in.
His face appears more burdened than usual so I ask him how he is doing. He tells me things could be getting unsafe for him and that he will be heading to live in the jungle at one of the nearby refugee camps for six months to a year at the end of February.
I’m speechless.
I realize instantly how trivial my questions are and that asking myself such questions of life is a freedom many are not so lucky to have. I learn a valuable lesson I will not forget.
