Out Of Eden Walk!
“Walking is falling forward. Each step we take is an arrested plunge, a collapse averted, a disaster braked. In this way, to walk becomes an act of faith.” – Paul Salopek
What is the Out Of Eden Walk?
- A 21,000 mile journey that occurred more than 60,000 years ago, where our ancestors migrated out of Africa into the new world.
- Paul Salopek, born in 1962, was raised in central Mexico. He is a writer and journalist who has traveled the world and has won several awards for his writings.
- In 2013, Salopek set out on the 21,000 journey to report to the world on his findings as he travels the same journey as our ancestors.
- Salopek’s journey is being documented on National Geographic, so all of his findings can be shown to the rest of the world.
We will explore some of the stops that Paul discovers on his journey below!
Click on the link below to see his Journey!!
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/projects/out-of-eden-walk/the-journey/chapters/5-riverlands/?sort_dir=desc
Milestone 62: It’s Not Pretty
Near Saipur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Day 2116 Paul visits this beautiful landscape and meets a farmer named Mahendra Yadav. His family has been on the land for generations who says will never leave the land. When Paul tells him about his land he replies by saying, “Really? You think it’s pretty? It’s not pretty. You stay here in my village for two weeks, and I bet you wouldn’t think it’s pretty.”
Milestone 63: Where’s The Rain?
Near VARANASI, Uttar PRADESH, INDIA. Day 2160. Paul visits a beautiful landscape with many pastures. He meets a woman named Phoolwanti Samayamu, who frequently takes her cows out to graze. She complains that the rain has not come for a long time, and the people in the area are suffering from it. It makes us realize on how something we get so easily here, is something so difficult over in another land.
Check out this video below to see a day in the life of Paul’s journey!
Thanks for reading and be sure to follow Paul’s journey until he’s finished!!
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