This blog's for ME

Almost 25 years old, asking my parents if I can sleep in their bed with them. I had thought I was going to be the 25th Prime Minister of Canada. Things had changed. 10 years later, I was still a scared little boy. The time had come to slap myself awake. One Saturday morning, November 19th, 2009, I declared to the world I would be riding my 10 year-old motorcycle from Vancouver, BC Canada to Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, and back.

The official departure was August 28th, 2010. A group of well-wishers saw me off at 8:03 am.

I arrived in Rio de Janeiro around 6 pm March 1st, 2011.



My return to Vancouver came on July 5th, 2011 about 2:00 pm.

Drug & alcohol abuse, ADD, social anxiety, health, chronic pain, night terrors.

So many concerns. But I am far more interested in this question: Do I have the capacity to make this trip despite all my shortcomings?

My mission: To inspire myself to face my fears, enlighten myself on how all living things can peacefully co-exist, enjoy every moment, and see the world as plentiful and generous.

Go ahead. Call me crazy. Call me anything you like.

I'm out to save my world.



I LOVE YOU ALL



Questions, comments, concerns, threats? Contact me: jason.chapman99@gmail.com


Antsy?


Like entering a imaginary world in miniature..........










This type of ant uses saliva to make the sand they dig out of the nest into transportable chunks


























The soldier ants are quite aggressive, running 3 football fields in their distance to challenge you








With large pinchers, the soldier ants are able to cut down blades of grass. They often cut them down, and deposit them near the main hole, for reasons unclear.





Did not sustain any bites from them at all.

2 comments:

  1. I just wanted to let you know that I have been following along on your blog, sporadically, but I usually read back to wherever I left off. I tried to leave a comment one time, but something in cyberspace ate it!

    It never ceases to amaze me how much of me I hear in your words. Similar struggles, similar thought processes, same propensity to be caught up in inertia, frozen by not knowing what I really want or too afraid to reach out for it. Often plagued with ‘tiredness, anxiety and depression’ as you say. Always searching and trying to fix myself – I guess we are all travelling this globe, often with similar fears and struggles.

    I honestly am not sure what my point is exactly, but mostly I just wanted to let you know that your words are being read and they do hold meaning for me. It is encouraging, and also a little less lonely as well as inspiring. You are living your life, your path may not always be clear but you are doing it. I also want to thank you for taking the time and having the courage to share. I’m definitely rooting for you and have thoroughly enjoyed reading of your travels – both on the road and of heart & soul. - C.

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