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"Imagine a land where you cannot trust the politicians (the most recent president is in jail and the vice president stepped down). Imagine a place where it is expected that any police officer can be bribed and the rule of law can be bought. Who do you turn to during a time of need? In Guatemala, it is the Bomberos."
"That open-mindedness does not necessitate geographical travel, but rather, traveling into a new perspective. The world is ever-changing and whether one remains in Fargo, North Dakota, or travels the world their whole life, open-mindedness relies on us altering the angles from which we view our world."
"Trauma, while destructive, is a memory, a part of a person’s history [...] who am I to prescribe how someone should react?"
" [...] they see NGOs come and go, just like the backpackers on the streets."
