I started thinking today about the people I’ve met in only 10 days. Americans, Brazilians, S Africans, Australians, New Zealanders, Dutch, German and countless others. Why are these people here? What motivates them? What motivates me.
I think the simple answer is, Us. We motivate ourselves and are motivated by the idea of meeting and understanding others, their lives and their experiences.
During my short experience on the Camino I’ve spoken to people about many general and specific/personal topics. Many young people trying to find their way into the future. It seems there is a lot of uncertainty in the world.
There’s a lot of curiosity about Trump, many people have approached me with the question, so what’s the Trump all about? The honest answer is, I don’t know. The scary answer is, he doesn’t either.