28 Quotes by Adam Fletcher

We took public bus #160 to Hebron. the bus was just like any other bus, other than the fact the driver carried a revolver on his hip, and that all the windows were bulletproof.

It's like being in jail here, man. Couchsurfing is my window.

That's what travel is for. Being where you dont belong frees you from any expectations about how things are supposed to work, and in turn, how you will react to them. A childlike naivety takes over.

Boredom is a luxury good

Travel is wonderful. A near-perfect state of surprise, wonder and excitement. A chance to challenge your assumptions, defeat your prejudices and write a new story for yourself. As a traveller. An exile. An adventurer. An explorer. As someone with great stories of struggle, survival, curiosity, courage and reinvention. But the pursuit of those narratives can be harmful, too.

Proof!' said the Belgian, high-fiving a paranoid German student who was backing his photos up each night across seven hidden SD cards. (Travels in N.Korea)

Young people often serve as scapegoats for the challenges communities face. At the same time, they are routinely pushed away from connecting to their communities as serious problem-solvers capable of changing the world.

Meaningful student involvement is the process of engaging students as partners in every facet of school change for the purpose strengthening their commitment to education, community & democracy.

Like a pet fish unaware of the fishbowl it lives in, each of us inherently discriminates against young people without knowing it.