Hi guys n gals!
I am trying to travel the world and kayak for a year. In the next few weeks I will be applying for the Watson Fellowship which gives around 50 graduating seniors $25,000 to travel the world to pursue their passion. Luckily for me the Watson is not Academically based, but instead they want to see people pursue their unique passions. This is a 1 in a 1000 chance that I cannot pass up.
My project proposal (although still in development) is to travel to different countries and look at how important the paddling community is to people. I know for me the paddling community has been my family since a young age.
If you have any experience in paddling in other countries, I would love to hear about it. I am curious as to what the paddling community is like, how it is similar and different to what you are used to, and how it is intertwined in the local community.
Some countries I am potentially looking at are as follows...
Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuedor, Zambia, Uganda, Italy, New Zeland who knows....
I really appreciate any help you can give me! Just know that by posting you might be helping a kid travel the world and kayak, how cool would that be?!?!
Thanks,
Michael "Gordon"
http://www.watsonfellowship.org/site/index.html