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Rachel

Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live.

About Me

Often I feel I go to some distant region of the world to be reminded of who I really am....Stripped of your ordinary surroundings, your friends, your daily routines, your refrigerator full of your food, your closet full of your clothes, you are forced into direct experience. Such direct experience inevitably makes you aware of who it is that is having the experience. That's not always comfortable, but it is always invigorating. ~ Travels - Michael Crichton ~ ................... ................................................ ......................................The pleasure in traveling consists of the obstacles, the fatigue, and even the danger. What charm can anyone find in an excursion when he is always sure of reaching his destination, of having a car ready waiting for him, a soft bed, an excellent supper, and all the eases and comfort he can enjoy in his own home! One of the great misfortunes of modern life is the want of any sudden surprise, and the absence of all adventure. Everything is so well arranged.............................................. ..................................................... ...................................... .... Life is short, break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that made you smile. ............................................................ ............................................................ ..................................... Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain ~ mspobj type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="never" allowNetworking="internal" height="355" width="425"

My Interests

Traveling is not just something I do it's a life style. It's an obsession, a thirst that never seems to get quenched enough. So ya in other words I LOVE to travel :) If I had a 9 -5 job I would keel over and die. Yoga is a way of life I also adore scuba diving, cliff jumping, sky diving, Tantra, Music, singing, dancing, Motor Cycles, All outdoor extreme sports, Drum circles, Yummy smelly things, Astrology, Ancient history, Burning Man, holistic studies, Religions, Deep conversations, sushi, Art, beaches, deserts, forests, Vegetarian foods, hot springs...Video and Image Hosting" Get Your Own! | View Slideshow .. Sahara"To travel single is to sign up for chance encounters and serendipitous experiences, to be able to follow your heart on the spur of the moment. There is a freedom in independent travel, a the-world-is-my-oyster exhilaration."Judi Dash I love you :) Victor and I I love you Chucky :) If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve. Trying to control the future is like trying to take the master carpenter's place. When you handle the master carpenter's tools, chances are that you'll cut your hand.~ Lao TzuCambodian boyThere are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year's course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word 'happy' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness..

I'd like to meet:

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. ~ Helen KellerJohn Lennon- Imagine there's no heaven, It's easy if you try, No hell below us Above us only sky, Imagine all the people Living for today...Imagine there's no countries, It isn't hard to do, Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too, Imagine all the people Living life in peace...You may say I'm a dreamer, But I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as oneImagine no possessions, I wonder if you can, No need for greed or hunger, A brotherhood of man, Imagine all the people Sharing all the world...You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one, I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as one a

Music:

Ambiant, HOUSE, Industrial, psytrance, Electro clash, 80's, Middle Eastern dance, Broadway, Blues & Classical, and cheesy love music

Movies:

Heathers, Breakfast club, pump up the volume, Never Ending Story, Star Wars, Lord of the rings, Dirty Dancing, Lost Boys, Matrix, The Lion The witch and the Wardrobe(the original), The Labrynth and most of the cheesy sci fi flicks and 80's flicks rock

Television:

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Books:

Books that enlighten the spirit and mind. Mutant Message Down Under, Illusions, The Mists Of Avalon, Dune, Lord of the Rings, The Celestine Prophecy, Druids,Journey to the center of the Universe, The Core, The Teaching of Socrates, Peaceful Warrior, Memours of a Geisha, The Alchemist, The Zaher, The Doors, Back Packers, The Beach, and all of Ann Rice books. I am a book nerd and have fallen in love with so many stories, it's impossible to list even half of them. ;-)

Heroes:

Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free. ~Jim :) The supreme reality is not the future, but the present. The future is a deceitful time that always says to us, 'Not yet," and thus denies us. The future is not the time to live; what man truly wants he wants now. Whoever builds a house for future happiness builds a prison for the present. --Octavio Paz Imagine If you remain aware you will come to know that sex is not just sex. Sex is the outermost layer, deep inside is the love, and even deeper is prayer, and deepest is God himself. Sex can become a cosmic experience. Then it is Tantra. -Osho...................Remain in the moment going nowhere, and melt. Warmth, love, should be made a situation for two persons to melt into each other. That is why, if there is no love, the sex act is a hurried act… you are exploiting each other, not merging into each other. world, with more understanding, love will be all over. Children will see what caring is. Children will see what joy it brings when you care for somebody. Love should be accepted more, violence should be rejected more. Love should be available more. Two persons making love should not be worried that someone should know. They should laugh, they should sing, they should scream in joy, so that the whole neighbourhood knows that somebody is being loving to somebody –somebody is making love. Love should be such a gift. Love should be so divine. It is sacred. -Osho

My Blog

India :)

  The last time I was in India I was blown away by the caose and trash. Sure there was the beauty but mostly I talked about the trash, how people constantly stare and just how hard it is to trave...
Posted by Rachel on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 05:34:00 PST

Yay Sri Lanka :)

    I just spent the last 8days ridding around on a moterbike from the coast lines to the hill countrys. It took 3 days just to get to Ella. The ride took us through  down pou...
Posted by Rachel on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:34:00 PST

Paradise turned into a Hell....

Duncan and I went to the coast line of Ecuador. First staying at Montenita which is way over touristy but still pretty. I enjoyed laying out for a day and having an amazing Pina Colada, mmm!!! We then...
Posted by Rachel on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 04:45:00 PST

damn monkeys

 One morning I awoke thinking a child was banging on are window in the hotels room, but no it was a monkey trying to steal my precious ovocado, the basterd!!! Anyway Duncan and I went hiking on a...
Posted by Rachel on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 03:07:00 PST

mmm, Rainforest

So I am currently staying in a little town called Misahualli, situated in the middle of the rain forest on the Napa River. The town reminds me of a hot sweaty town in the movie UTurn, except that...
Posted by Rachel on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 01:37:00 PST

mmm best avocados ever!!!

  To sum up the past week, Nathan and I ventured to Otavalo, a town thats situated an hour from Quito. The Saturday market took up the whole town, it was insain. I just walked around shoppin...
Posted by Rachel on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 01:04:00 PST

fun in Ecuador

  I just spent two days in Quilotoa, a little village town wrapped inside miles and miles of beautiful mountains and farm land. We stayed in a little hostel near a cloud forest and lake inside of...
Posted by Rachel on Sat, 27 May 2006 07:57:00 PST

finaly some fun :)

Ok so after nearly 2 weeks of buses I have finaly found a place thats nice. Well Mecas was cool but Bonos is a Great little town. Its situated under an active volcano and beautiful landscape of mounta...
Posted by Rachel on Sat, 20 May 2006 03:22:00 PST

Officialy illigal in Ecuador

And the story continues... After making a police report and being told by the police man that I can go anywhere with this little piece of papper connected to my passport I was happy. So I took anouthe...
Posted by Rachel on Tue, 16 May 2006 06:45:00 PST

:( getting stuff stolen sucks

This trip started out pretty crazy. I left for Lima at 1pm Wed afternoon. The plane ride got diverted becouse of weather conditions to Chile. So yay free trip to Chile. THey set us up with a hotel rig...
Posted by Rachel on Sat, 13 May 2006 07:08:00 PST