I found a few blogs with posts on these videos this morning, and I couldn't resist posting about them too! An independent film maker, named Rick Mereki, and two of his friends traveled to 11 countries in 44 days and filmed these three brilliant short films. They have become an overnight sensation surely because the evoke the desire to do exactly what they are titled: Move, Learn, Eat.
These videos make me squeal with excitement and crave adventure. Traveling, eating, learning, and documenting are exactly what I want to do with my life. Of course everyone besides people with xenophobia want to do that. However, this is really what I was aiming to do when I entered college. In the beginning, I thought that I wanted to be a photojournalist who would travel and photograph people to create understanding and cultural tolerance in the world. I would do this by majoring in Cultural Anthropology and Photography. Then, I wanted to transition into a documentary film maker with the same goal. Then, I wanted to remain within the same major but focus on food cultures and document those visually. Most recently, I've switched over to Physical Anthropology and Primatology. I find my recent major absolutely fascinating and some real purpose in it towards the origin of humanity. But, I've started to miss the idea of the adventure that comes along with field studies in Cultural Anthropology. I haven't reached the field study point yet, but I feel more excited thinking about interacting with people from different cultures rather than furry individuals from different species.
I still have time to figure this out, but I want to weigh my options now just to be safe. I need to find which opportunities will support me enough financially and support my other future family goals. I'll see eventually, maybe something else will come along but, for now, a long field study filled career in academia feels right for me.
