I’m Jatin Filipa I finished my graduation in 1993 I was
I finished my graduation in 1993 I was
I finished my graduation in 1993 I was never a studious person throughout my
never a studious person throughout my
never a studious person throughout my life I did AG I did graduation because
life I did AG I did graduation because
life I did AG I did graduation because that’s the minimum qualification needed
that’s the minimum qualification needed
that’s the minimum qualification needed to apply for a white college job in 20
to apply for a white college job in 20
to apply for a white college job in 20 years of working life I switch eleven
years of working life I switch eleven
years of working life I switch eleven jobs started working as a computer
jobs started working as a computer
jobs started working as a computer operator in desktop publishing house I
operator in desktop publishing house I
operator in desktop publishing house I worked as a graphic designer
worked as a graphic designer
worked as a graphic designer user interface designer animator game
user interface designer animator game
user interface designer animator game developer my large dog was with
developer my large dog was with
developer my large dog was with advertising agency from Mumbai purpose
advertising agency from Mumbai purpose
advertising agency from Mumbai purpose of life was switched to a better job on
of life was switched to a better job on
of life was switched to a better job on money and live a better life so how to
money and live a better life so how to
money and live a better life so how to break this vicious circle was an obvious
break this vicious circle was an obvious
break this vicious circle was an obvious question always on my mind I was passing
question always on my mind I was passing
question always on my mind I was passing photography as a hobby Photography is
photography as a hobby Photography is
photography as a hobby Photography is not get going to learn in travels so I
not get going to learn in travels so I
not get going to learn in travels so I started taking thousands of pictures in
started taking thousands of pictures in
started taking thousands of pictures in the travel and some of them I like to
the travel and some of them I like to
the travel and some of them I like to visit again and again I’m going to show
visit again and again I’m going to show
visit again and again I’m going to show you them now so low heat and while
you them now so low heat and while
you them now so low heat and while you’re while you are having a look at
you’re while you are having a look at
you’re while you are having a look at them these pictures I would like to
them these pictures I would like to
them these pictures I would like to relay think of your childhood days so
relay think of your childhood days so
relay think of your childhood days so going back to the picture Rohit and
going back to the picture Rohit and
going back to the picture Rohit and always they are from village pinguin
always they are from village pinguin
always they are from village pinguin near Raja Bell in Kashmir this ground
near Raja Bell in Kashmir this ground
near Raja Bell in Kashmir this ground surfing game is their daily winning
surfing game is their daily winning
surfing game is their daily winning activity no fancy gaming console
activity no fancy gaming console
activity no fancy gaming console required just a wooden plank with wills
Josefina and Sarita there’s two sisters
Josefina and Sarita there’s two sisters they are their parents run a dhaba in
they are their parents run a dhaba in
they are their parents run a dhaba in Nakano cutural
Nakano cutural
Nakano cutural we had a dinner their previous night
we had a dinner their previous night
we had a dinner their previous night while these girls were very shy we went
while these girls were very shy we went
while these girls were very shy we went there again next day morning for
there again next day morning for
there again next day morning for breakfast while we ate this girl’s
breakfast while we ate this girl’s
breakfast while we ate this girl’s played with us and they gave us some
played with us and they gave us some
played with us and they gave us some fun-filled short
fun-filled short
fun-filled short and we saw the love and hate
and we saw the love and hate
and we saw the love and hate relationship between them these gujja
relationship between them these gujja
relationship between them these gujja kids
kids
kids they’re from Roger II we saw them on the
they’re from Roger II we saw them on the
they’re from Roger II we saw them on the way to cosmos grace here in stone mug so
way to cosmos grace here in stone mug so
way to cosmos grace here in stone mug so good days are Shepherds and these good
good days are Shepherds and these good
good days are Shepherds and these good JA kids attended had attended nomadic
JA kids attended had attended nomadic
JA kids attended had attended nomadic school and as a proof they recited us
school and as a proof they recited us
school and as a proof they recited us some numbers alphabets songs and dance
some numbers alphabets songs and dance
some numbers alphabets songs and dance and they were happy to receive
and they were happy to receive
and they were happy to receive chocolates as the reward
chocolates as the reward
chocolates as the reward this guy was playing a mirror game
this guy was playing a mirror game
this guy was playing a mirror game putting a reflection of the Sun on the
putting a reflection of the Sun on the
putting a reflection of the Sun on the ground the light was what caught our
ground the light was what caught our
ground the light was what caught our attention on the way – wrong – this is
attention on the way – wrong – this is
attention on the way – wrong – this is the wrong room on the way to John’s car
the wrong room on the way to John’s car
the wrong room on the way to John’s car we saw these kids playing near the stupa
we saw these kids playing near the stupa
we saw these kids playing near the stupa when we our awell truck was just halted
when we our awell truck was just halted
when we our awell truck was just halted for lunch so so what is the common
for lunch so so what is the common
for lunch so so what is the common factor between all these kids so they
factor between all these kids so they
factor between all these kids so they all are living close to the nature they
all are living close to the nature they
all are living close to the nature they are living there happy for the simple
are living there happy for the simple
are living there happy for the simple things they are doing in the life they
things they are doing in the life they
things they are doing in the life they are curious and more eager to know
are curious and more eager to know
are curious and more eager to know everything there it’s supposed to all
everything there it’s supposed to all
everything there it’s supposed to all what they need is clean air open spaces
what they need is clean air open spaces
what they need is clean air open spaces do you want to leave that life again
do you want to leave that life again
do you want to leave that life again keep traveling Sandeep I will tell you
keep traveling Sandeep I will tell you
keep traveling Sandeep I will tell you our experience about the travel so
our experience about the travel so
our experience about the travel so tayeton and I met around 7 years ago we
tayeton and I met around 7 years ago we
tayeton and I met around 7 years ago we met through a marriage bureau it was a
met through a marriage bureau it was a
met through a marriage bureau it was a love for travel that brought us together
love for travel that brought us together
love for travel that brought us together and within a few months of that first
and within a few months of that first
and within a few months of that first meeting we were husband and wife life
meeting we were husband and wife life
meeting we were husband and wife life went on as it does usually for a newly
went on as it does usually for a newly
went on as it does usually for a newly married couple in Mumbai I’m an
married couple in Mumbai I’m an
married couple in Mumbai I’m an electronics engineer so my days were
electronics engineer so my days were
electronics engineer so my days were spent designing circuits writing
spent designing circuits writing
spent designing circuits writing assembly language programs sometimes
assembly language programs sometimes
assembly language programs sometimes visiting the factory floors we would get
visiting the factory floors we would get
visiting the factory floors we would get to spend like a few hours each night
to spend like a few hours each night
to spend like a few hours each night have dinner and go off to sleep on
have dinner and go off to sleep on
have dinner and go off to sleep on monsoon weekends we would go for tracks
monsoon weekends we would go for tracks
monsoon weekends we would go for tracks in the saya trees on longer weekends go
in the saya trees on longer weekends go
in the saya trees on longer weekends go a little further
a little further
a little further but to obviously crowded places every
but to obviously crowded places every
but to obviously crowded places every time you would come back with dreams of
time you would come back with dreams of
time you would come back with dreams of this longer bigger adventure sometime in
this longer bigger adventure sometime in
this longer bigger adventure sometime in our life we must would be lost handled
our life we must would be lost handled
our life we must would be lost handled end of that conversation as time went by
end of that conversation as time went by
end of that conversation as time went by we would see lesser of each other our
we would see lesser of each other our
we would see lesser of each other our life started following this fixed
life started following this fixed
life started following this fixed predictable pattern we knew this was
predictable pattern we knew this was
predictable pattern we knew this was going to lead to lesser time fewer
going to lead to lesser time fewer
going to lead to lesser time fewer adventures but definitely higher EMIs
adventures but definitely higher EMIs
adventures but definitely higher EMIs something had to change and it had to
something had to change and it had to
something had to change and it had to change now we needed to step out of our
change now we needed to step out of our
change now we needed to step out of our lives and have a look at it from the
lives and have a look at it from the
lives and have a look at it from the outside we needed a tool that could help
outside we needed a tool that could help
outside we needed a tool that could help us teach what could be changed and how
us teach what could be changed and how
us teach what could be changed and how we could change it it wasn’t really that
we could change it it wasn’t really that
we could change it it wasn’t really that difficult putting two and two together
difficult putting two and two together
difficult putting two and two together the more we thought about this the cause
the more we thought about this the cause
the more we thought about this the cause of those bigger louder louder at when
of those bigger louder louder at when
of those bigger louder louder at when our longer adventures just became louder
our longer adventures just became louder
our longer adventures just became louder internet research few tons of examples
internet research few tons of examples
internet research few tons of examples of people who had been travelling long
of people who had been travelling long
of people who had been travelling long term so we decided to make a long-term
term so we decided to make a long-term
term so we decided to make a long-term travel the tool of our transformation we
travel the tool of our transformation we
travel the tool of our transformation we chose to travel in South America the
chose to travel in South America the
chose to travel in South America the continent we knew very little off they
continent we knew very little off they
continent we knew very little off they spoke the languages that we didn’t speak
spoke the languages that we didn’t speak
spoke the languages that we didn’t speak at all so we traveled deep down south at
at all so we traveled deep down south at
at all so we traveled deep down south at the peak of the southern hemisphere
the peak of the southern hemisphere
the peak of the southern hemisphere winter the five months that we spent in
winter the five months that we spent in
winter the five months that we spent in South America we saw nature in its grand
South America we saw nature in its grand
South America we saw nature in its grand glory I remember the first time I laid
glory I remember the first time I laid
glory I remember the first time I laid my eyes on perito moreno it’s the
my eyes on perito moreno it’s the
my eyes on perito moreno it’s the world’s only growing glacier it’s a size
world’s only growing glacier it’s a size
world’s only growing glacier it’s a size larger than the city of Buenos Aires
larger than the city of Buenos Aires
larger than the city of Buenos Aires sprawled across lago argentino and
sprawled across lago argentino and
sprawled across lago argentino and because it’s constantly growing parts of
because it’s constantly growing parts of
because it’s constantly growing parts of the glacier sometimes hit land mass and
the glacier sometimes hit land mass and
the glacier sometimes hit land mass and it causes huge chunks of ice to come
it causes huge chunks of ice to come
it causes huge chunks of ice to come crashing down into the lake waters it
crashing down into the lake waters it
crashing down into the lake waters it causes ripples higher than the ocean
causes ripples higher than the ocean
causes ripples higher than the ocean waves and the sound of that crash is
waves and the sound of that crash is
waves and the sound of that crash is louder than the loudest firecrackers
louder than the loudest firecrackers
louder than the loudest firecrackers you’ve ever heard we were mesmerized by
you’ve ever heard we were mesmerized by
you’ve ever heard we were mesmerized by that side we realized we were staring at
that side we realized we were staring at
that side we realized we were staring at an open mouth only when our jaw started
an open mouth only when our jaw started
an open mouth only when our jaw started to hurt in the tour of the salar de
to hurt in the tour of the salar de
to hurt in the tour of the salar de uyuni we saw lakes colored green and red
uyuni we saw lakes colored green and red
uyuni we saw lakes colored green and red and huge rocks sculpted by the howling
and huge rocks sculpted by the howling
and huge rocks sculpted by the howling winds and of course we saw the flattest
winds and of course we saw the flattest
winds and of course we saw the flattest on earth the soil fetcher for your name
on earth the soil fetcher for your name
on earth the soil fetcher for your name we spend 10 days over the meandering
we spend 10 days over the meandering
we spend 10 days over the meandering golden snake that is Amazon River
golden snake that is Amazon River
golden snake that is Amazon River flowing through the Amazon rainforest we
flowing through the Amazon rainforest we
flowing through the Amazon rainforest we saw the life that had protect life that
saw the life that had protect life that
saw the life that had protect life that it supported around and the earth that
it supported around and the earth that
it supported around and the earth that had protected as it flowed through
had protected as it flowed through
had protected as it flowed through different countries I think was who
different countries I think was who
different countries I think was who waterfalls we saw The Devil’s Throat
waterfalls we saw The Devil’s Throat
waterfalls we saw The Devil’s Throat amassing gallons of water each second
amassing gallons of water each second
amassing gallons of water each second when the Sun came out a beautiful
when the Sun came out a beautiful
when the Sun came out a beautiful rainbow appeared across the waterfall as
rainbow appeared across the waterfall as
rainbow appeared across the waterfall as if greeting us warmly so when you are
if greeting us warmly so when you are
if greeting us warmly so when you are seeing this unbelievable unreal wonders
seeing this unbelievable unreal wonders
seeing this unbelievable unreal wonders of nature in the far corners of the
of nature in the far corners of the
of nature in the far corners of the earth you get the strong sense of
earth you get the strong sense of
earth you get the strong sense of possession you aren’t thinking that’s
possession you aren’t thinking that’s
possession you aren’t thinking that’s all floods belong to Bolivia or the
all floods belong to Bolivia or the
all floods belong to Bolivia or the perito moreno belongs to Argentina
perito moreno belongs to Argentina
perito moreno belongs to Argentina you’re thinking how lucky you are that
you’re thinking how lucky you are that
you’re thinking how lucky you are that this wonder of nature is right here on
this wonder of nature is right here on
this wonder of nature is right here on this planet on Mother Earth you’re
this planet on Mother Earth you’re
this planet on Mother Earth you’re thinking of privileged you are to be
thinking of privileged you are to be
thinking of privileged you are to be able to see it you’re thinking it’s all
able to see it you’re thinking it’s all
able to see it you’re thinking it’s all yours it’s all ours and you want to do
yours it’s all ours and you want to do
yours it’s all ours and you want to do everything that you can to protect it to
everything that you can to protect it to
everything that you can to protect it to keep it safe and to keep it intact
travelens taught us to connect with
travelens taught us to connect with others with whom we don’t have much in
others with whom we don’t have much in
others with whom we don’t have much in common we were in the city of Sucre
common we were in the city of Sucre
common we were in the city of Sucre that’s the capital of Bolivia this was a
that’s the capital of Bolivia this was a
that’s the capital of Bolivia this was a long two months into our that’s aside
long two months into our that’s aside
long two months into our that’s aside from Sukhram it’s around this was around
from Sukhram it’s around this was around
from Sukhram it’s around this was around two months into our travels in South
two months into our travels in South
two months into our travels in South America and in Bolivia we faced our
America and in Bolivia we faced our
America and in Bolivia we faced our first major language crisis almost
first major language crisis almost
first major language crisis almost nobody speaks English and our knowledge
nobody speaks English and our knowledge
nobody speaks English and our knowledge of Spanish was still just the basics but
of Spanish was still just the basics but
of Spanish was still just the basics but we did know that chicken is poem so one
we did know that chicken is poem so one
we did know that chicken is poem so one night we entered this eatery that served
night we entered this eatery that served
night we entered this eatery that served only chicken a girl came to take our
only chicken a girl came to take our
only chicken a girl came to take our order and very knowingly we said boy
order and very knowingly we said boy
order and very knowingly we said boy open up pollo por favor
open up pollo por favor
open up pollo por favor chicken please she started asking us
chicken please she started asking us
chicken please she started asking us many more questions we don’t understand
many more questions we don’t understand
many more questions we don’t understand anything
anything
anything finally exasperated she just pointed to
finally exasperated she just pointed to
finally exasperated she just pointed to her legs her breasts with the flapping
her legs her breasts with the flapping
her legs her breasts with the flapping actions she wanted to know what part of
actions she wanted to know what part of
actions she wanted to know what part of the chicken we would prefer we laughed
the chicken we would prefer we laughed
the chicken we would prefer we laughed out loudly yeah we just showed her to
out loudly yeah we just showed her to
out loudly yeah we just showed her to give us the leg piece and enjoyed our
give us the leg piece and enjoyed our
give us the leg piece and enjoyed our meal that night
cab drivers in Rio de Janeiro have given
cab drivers in Rio de Janeiro have given us perfectly
us perfectly
us perfectly since without a spoken word and insisted
since without a spoken word and insisted
since without a spoken word and insisted that they help us reach our destination
that they help us reach our destination
that they help us reach our destination because we are visiting and new to their
because we are visiting and new to their
because we are visiting and new to their city this one time you were walking down
city this one time you were walking down
city this one time you were walking down the streets of Cairo bucum it’s a remote
the streets of Cairo bucum it’s a remote
the streets of Cairo bucum it’s a remote village high up in the Andean mountains
village high up in the Andean mountains
village high up in the Andean mountains it’s so remote that even Spanish isn’t
it’s so remote that even Spanish isn’t
it’s so remote that even Spanish isn’t commonly spoken there people still speak
commonly spoken there people still speak
commonly spoken there people still speak the native virtual language they were
the native virtual language they were
the native virtual language they were playing with this cool little kids in
playing with this cool little kids in
playing with this cool little kids in the village taking their pictures and
the village taking their pictures and
the village taking their pictures and old man saw is doing this and he
old man saw is doing this and he
old man saw is doing this and he approached us he tapped on our shoulders
approached us he tapped on our shoulders
approached us he tapped on our shoulders and he directed us forward so we just
and he directed us forward so we just
and he directed us forward so we just what it started following him and he
what it started following him and he
what it started following him and he took us to his home then he changed a
took us to his home then he changed a
took us to his home then he changed a ceremonial hat and he changed the hat
ceremonial hat and he changed the hat
ceremonial hat and he changed the hat that he was wearing and put this more
that he was wearing and put this more
that he was wearing and put this more ceremonial one and then he pointed to
ceremonial one and then he pointed to
ceremonial one and then he pointed to our camera so he wanted us to picture
our camera so he wanted us to picture
our camera so he wanted us to picture him in this ceremonial head so taking
him in this ceremonial head so taking
him in this ceremonial head so taking his cue everybody in the family he
his cue everybody in the family he
his cue everybody in the family he started posing for their own pictures
started posing for their own pictures
started posing for their own pictures when they learn that we were from India
when they learn that we were from India
when they learn that we were from India they were fascinated at having met
they were fascinated at having met
they were fascinated at having met somebody from so far away they then
somebody from so far away they then
somebody from so far away they then wanted me to pose in their family
wanted me to pose in their family
wanted me to pose in their family portrait the portrait they would
portrait the portrait they would
portrait the portrait they would probably never see again but that family
probably never see again but that family
probably never see again but that family and us will always have that one shared
and us will always have that one shared
and us will always have that one shared moment together understanding each other
moment together understanding each other
moment together understanding each other doesn’t take too much of verbal written
doesn’t take too much of verbal written
doesn’t take too much of verbal written or digital communication all it needs is
or digital communication all it needs is
or digital communication all it needs is like basic human interest travel is this
like basic human interest travel is this
like basic human interest travel is this great DIY tool that pushes you
great DIY tool that pushes you
great DIY tool that pushes you constantly to come up with workable
constantly to come up with workable
constantly to come up with workable solutions where’s the nearest
solutions where’s the nearest
solutions where’s the nearest supermarket which aisle in the
supermarket which aisle in the
supermarket which aisle in the supermarket stocks the milk how much of
supermarket stocks the milk how much of
supermarket stocks the milk how much of the boliviano
the boliviano
the boliviano a Saleh or a rial or a peso worth what’s
a Saleh or a rial or a peso worth what’s
a Saleh or a rial or a peso worth what’s the currency exchange rate how much cash
the currency exchange rate how much cash
the currency exchange rate how much cash is it safe to carry in your pockets what
is it safe to carry in your pockets what
is it safe to carry in your pockets what are the bank federal charges you have to
are the bank federal charges you have to
are the bank federal charges you have to rely on all of this stuff that you take
rely on all of this stuff that you take
rely on all of this stuff that you take for granted back home you will you reach
for granted back home you will you reach
for granted back home you will you reach a new place you figure all this stuff
a new place you figure all this stuff
a new place you figure all this stuff out then in a week’s time it’s a
out then in a week’s time it’s a
out then in a week’s time it’s a different city maybe even a different
different city maybe even a different
different city maybe even a different country you have to unlearn all that
country you have to unlearn all that
country you have to unlearn all that you’ve just learned and start with a
you’ve just learned and start with a
you’ve just learned and start with a clean slate travel teaches you to be
clean slate travel teaches you to be
clean slate travel teaches you to be outside of your comfort zone all the
outside of your comfort zone all the
outside of your comfort zone all the time and you start loving it
people circumstances locations they keep
people circumstances locations they keep changing constantly and adapting to this
changing constantly and adapting to this
changing constantly and adapting to this change quickly that becomes your way of
change quickly that becomes your way of
change quickly that becomes your way of life travel also gives you this rare
life travel also gives you this rare
life travel also gives you this rare opportunity to form your own
opportunity to form your own
opportunity to form your own perspectives you don’t have to rely on
perspectives you don’t have to rely on
perspectives you don’t have to rely on what others say or what you read to form
what others say or what you read to form
what others say or what you read to form your own opinions every picture that we
your own opinions every picture that we
your own opinions every picture that we had seen of the cholos and the cholitas
had seen of the cholos and the cholitas
had seen of the cholos and the cholitas these are the natives of the Andean
these are the natives of the Andean
these are the natives of the Andean mountains so every picture of the earth
mountains so every picture of the earth
mountains so every picture of the earth had shown them have these crooked brown
had shown them have these crooked brown
had shown them have these crooked brown stained teeth that’s because they all
stained teeth that’s because they all
stained teeth that’s because they all chew coca leaves for these coca leaves
chew coca leaves for these coca leaves
chew coca leaves for these coca leaves are the raw material to make cocaine and
are the raw material to make cocaine and
are the raw material to make cocaine and that’s legal the coca leaves are legal
that’s legal the coca leaves are legal
that’s legal the coca leaves are legal in Bolivia and Peru and everybody chews
in Bolivia and Peru and everybody chews
in Bolivia and Peru and everybody chews it all the time they are really bitter
it all the time they are really bitter
it all the time they are really bitter and we wondered why would someone want
and we wondered why would someone want
and we wondered why would someone want to do that especially when it makes your
to do that especially when it makes your
to do that especially when it makes your teeth look like that not Anthony work
teeth look like that not Anthony work
teeth look like that not Anthony work lime being the 200 steps of the high
lime being the 200 steps of the high
lime being the 200 steps of the high altitude Isla del Sol with these
altitude Isla del Sol with these
altitude Isla del Sol with these cholitas lugging huge sacks of luggage
cholitas lugging huge sacks of luggage
cholitas lugging huge sacks of luggage on their back did we realize the
on their back did we realize the
on their back did we realize the importance of chewing those coca leaves
importance of chewing those coca leaves
importance of chewing those coca leaves when every breath that you take hurts
when every breath that you take hurts
when every breath that you take hurts and you have to do this several times
and you have to do this several times
and you have to do this several times each day just to earn your living it
each day just to earn your living it
each day just to earn your living it doesn’t really matter what your teeth
doesn’t really matter what your teeth
doesn’t really matter what your teeth look like back home we were trekking
look like back home we were trekking
look like back home we were trekking through the forests of Chuck pal in
through the forests of Chuck pal in
through the forests of Chuck pal in Kashmir and when he felt hungry we told
Kashmir and when he felt hungry we told
Kashmir and when he felt hungry we told our guide to take us to some place where
our guide to take us to some place where
our guide to take us to some place where we could get some food he took us to a
we could get some food he took us to a
we could get some food he took us to a show up in his village and he was like
show up in his village and he was like
show up in his village and he was like here you’ll get everything here chips
here you’ll get everything here chips
here you’ll get everything here chips biscuits everything we asked him if he
biscuits everything we asked him if he
biscuits everything we asked him if he could get some fruits or apricots
could get some fruits or apricots
could get some fruits or apricots instead he just nodded dismissively and
instead he just nodded dismissively and
instead he just nodded dismissively and he was like what’s an apricot gonna do
he was like what’s an apricot gonna do
he was like what’s an apricot gonna do to fill your stomach have these chips
to fill your stomach have these chips
to fill your stomach have these chips instead they’ll like you know it’ll be
instead they’ll like you know it’ll be
instead they’ll like you know it’ll be good for you which come from it comes
good for you which come from it comes
good for you which come from it comes from your cities we were taken aback by
from your cities we were taken aback by
from your cities we were taken aback by this assumption and thought it was time
this assumption and thought it was time
this assumption and thought it was time to make him aware of the reality so we
to make him aware of the reality so we
to make him aware of the reality so we told him make these chips are really
told him make these chips are really
told him make these chips are really unhealthy to have and it’s good to have
unhealthy to have and it’s good to have
unhealthy to have and it’s good to have fruits he was stunned he thought for a
fruits he was stunned he thought for a
fruits he was stunned he thought for a moment and then he asked us you mean we
moment and then he asked us you mean we
moment and then he asked us you mean we send you all this healthy stuff from our
send you all this healthy stuff from our
send you all this healthy stuff from our villages
villages
villages and what you send us back this junk
and what you send us back this junk
and what you send us back this junk instead this is the guy in his village I
instead this is the guy in his village I
instead this is the guy in his village I mean we just had to tell him yeah that’s
mean we just had to tell him yeah that’s
mean we just had to tell him yeah that’s exactly what happens until we traveled
exactly what happens until we traveled
exactly what happens until we traveled in South America we didn’t really know
in South America we didn’t really know
in South America we didn’t really know what cold meant I mean here in Mumbai
what cold meant I mean here in Mumbai
what cold meant I mean here in Mumbai when the temperature drops to 18 we say
when the temperature drops to 18 we say
when the temperature drops to 18 we say it’s winter well degree Celsius a severe
it’s winter well degree Celsius a severe
it’s winter well degree Celsius a severe winter rate this one night during our
winter rate this one night during our
winter rate this one night during our tour of the salar de uyuni we spend the
tour of the salar de uyuni we spend the
tour of the salar de uyuni we spend the night in this remote sanctuary at minus
night in this remote sanctuary at minus
night in this remote sanctuary at minus 20 degree celsius without any heaters
20 degree celsius without any heaters
20 degree celsius without any heaters though we were laden with like seven
though we were laden with like seven
though we were laden with like seven layers of clothing the slightest
layers of clothing the slightest
layers of clothing the slightest movement we did send chills down our
movement we did send chills down our
movement we did send chills down our spine now we know what a cold wave does
spine now we know what a cold wave does
spine now we know what a cold wave does to somebody who is going through it not
to somebody who is going through it not
to somebody who is going through it not until we were lost in the forest of
until we were lost in the forest of
until we were lost in the forest of pahalgam at night did we realize what it
pahalgam at night did we realize what it
pahalgam at night did we realize what it felt like to be lost in an unknown land
felt like to be lost in an unknown land
felt like to be lost in an unknown land without any sign of help earlier
without any sign of help earlier
without any sign of help earlier Argentina was just this long country
Argentina was just this long country
Argentina was just this long country somewhere far away today it’s where our
somewhere far away today it’s where our
somewhere far away today it’s where our friends Laura and Nicole live Bolivia is
friends Laura and Nicole live Bolivia is
friends Laura and Nicole live Bolivia is where my Spanish teacher and real lives
where my Spanish teacher and real lives
where my Spanish teacher and real lives and Machu Picchu is where we climbed up
and Machu Picchu is where we climbed up
and Machu Picchu is where we climbed up a mountain with our Canadian friend 4z
a mountain with our Canadian friend 4z
a mountain with our Canadian friend 4z discussing an Iranian cafe that his
discussing an Iranian cafe that his
discussing an Iranian cafe that his grandfather had once opened here in
grandfather had once opened here in
grandfather had once opened here in Mumbai
the travel puts you through all these
the travel puts you through all these moments which you probably wouldn’t
moments which you probably wouldn’t
moments which you probably wouldn’t sitting at home it sensitizes you to
sitting at home it sensitizes you to
sitting at home it sensitizes you to what’s happening around you it makes you
what’s happening around you it makes you
what’s happening around you it makes you aware of the reality that is around you
aware of the reality that is around you
aware of the reality that is around you you learn to put yourself in the other
you learn to put yourself in the other
you learn to put yourself in the other person’s shoes because probably you have
person’s shoes because probably you have
person’s shoes because probably you have met someone like that other person and
met someone like that other person and
met someone like that other person and maybe just for a little while
maybe just for a little while
maybe just for a little while lived through their lives a few years
lived through their lives a few years
lived through their lives a few years back we would spend our time reading
back we would spend our time reading
back we would spend our time reading travel stories of people who would go
travel stories of people who would go
travel stories of people who would go from one country to the other their
from one country to the other their
from one country to the other their tales of overland crossing where you
tales of overland crossing where you
tales of overland crossing where you cross the borders of the country without
cross the borders of the country without
cross the borders of the country without taking a flight this overland crossing
taking a flight this overland crossing
taking a flight this overland crossing fascinated us we thought it was
fascinated us we thought it was
fascinated us we thought it was impossible to do that with an Indian
impossible to do that with an Indian
impossible to do that with an Indian passport but in our first long-term
passport but in our first long-term
passport but in our first long-term travel in South America we crossed from
travel in South America we crossed from
travel in South America we crossed from Brazil into Argentina by bus we walked
Brazil into Argentina by bus we walked
Brazil into Argentina by bus we walked from Argentina into Bolivia and we
from Argentina into Bolivia and we
from Argentina into Bolivia and we entered a back into Brazil through Peru
entered a back into Brazil through Peru
entered a back into Brazil through Peru in a cargo boat crossing one of the
in a cargo boat crossing one of the
in a cargo boat crossing one of the remotest border crossings in the world
remotest border crossings in the world
remotest border crossings in the world in the Amazon rainforest thinking of all
in the Amazon rainforest thinking of all
in the Amazon rainforest thinking of all of this stuff it felt like a monumental
of this stuff it felt like a monumental
of this stuff it felt like a monumental task I mean with intamin dream of these
task I mean with intamin dream of these
task I mean with intamin dream of these things but now looking back it just
things but now looking back it just
things but now looking back it just feels all so easy it was as simple as
feels all so easy it was as simple as
feels all so easy it was as simple as moving one step ahead life has to our
moving one step ahead life has to our
moving one step ahead life has to our travel has taught us that life really is
travel has taught us that life really is
travel has taught us that life really is very simple we have learn to live with
very simple we have learn to live with
very simple we have learn to live with less things and thoughts to travel we
less things and thoughts to travel we
less things and thoughts to travel we have learned that no dream is impossible
have learned that no dream is impossible
have learned that no dream is impossible to achieve thank you
to achieve thank you
to achieve thank you [Applause]
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