I am a few hours away from flying to Russia to begin a three week incredible journey of learning a hell of a lot by clowning with some sweet orphans in Moscow Russia with the organization Maria's Children. From their to Hamburg Germany, Paris France, Barcelona Spain, and London England to visit friends until the end of August. I then Fly to Chang Mai Thailand where I will do my Thai massage training, fly back for a week for my brothers wedding, then shove off to Goa India to do my Ayurveda training and travel India.
However firstly I have to thank some folks. I would not be doing this incredible trip if it was not for the constant support and love from my family, friends and community. Secondly this blog is a direct thank you to those who gave and shared my gofundme that raised me the cost of my Thai and Ayurveda training and most of my travel insurance too! These are the wonderful loves that shared non-anonymously:
Marcia and Philip Hamm, Sam and Michelle, Rebecca Holtz, Kathleen Hathaway and Family, Daryl Ray, Jerry and Patricia Kreitzer, Donna Kreitzer,
Keith and Meloney Fletcher, Bill and Betsy Peobody, Emily Seymour, Julie Schoenthal, Darren Fitzgerald,
Caleb Matthiesen ,Liz Keefe, Jason Herman, Stephanie Bowden, Steph Scholl, Rebecca Waxman, Anna Karola, Laura Bliss, Julian McBrowne, Prima Cristofalo, Jenna Pruitt, Rick Drawert and Family, Eric Bass
Marcia Rosati and Family, David and Elizabeth Zucker, Nick, Jen and Dominic Champney, Kelsey Indziniak
Angela Snow, Trish Stalter, Sandy Klein, Krista Roche, Michael Nethercott, Keely Eastley, Lisa McCormick, Ben Krisher, Jen and Joe Martin, Lee Bartell, Claire and Barry Nelson, Geoff Hunt, Jess and Jay Gelter, And to my many anonymous donors you know who you are .
Also thank you to my many wonderful friends and family that shared my gofundme along, gave me advice and support, listen to me complain, gave their love, tea, beer, food and all the emotional and spiritual support a boy could ask for.
This project moved me deeply, I regularly found myself in this process feeling undeserving and questioning why did I deserve such wonderful support and people in my life. My own personal barriers of self-love and self-doubt were brought to the for-front, and I was forced to come face to face with the idea that we all receive the love we share with this world. I had dreamt of a day when I could love myself and deserve such love, and having all of you, my community shower me such was almost to much to handle at times, but reminded me of the strength and belief that we all do deserve such love. This trip is as much about giving my theater skills to kids and then honing my massage skills, as it is about showing myself my own capabilities and self love that I most definitely deserve. You all deserve such as well, every human with all of our difficulties, dark sides and dirty pasts deserved self love, forgiveness and a grain of salt. The worst humans are capable of love, the best humans capable of the darker stuff, and everything in-between. This world needs a pinch more tenderness, a tea spoon more of patience, a few cups more of love, stir that all in a community and bake it at about a nurturing temperature and you will be surprised what comes out of it. I came out of it, you all came out of it, this project was but lifting up one little lanky Vermonter to go learn with his hands, and that is nothing compared to what we as a greater community are capable of. I empower you to get out there with yourself, do the things you love, shower yourself with self love, learn more, travel more and start working with the dark sides of yourselves and the world. We have alot of work to do, but as you showed me many hands make light work, so lets start looking at the bigger stuff.
To the nasty stuff of the world: Racism you better watch yourself, Sexism you can't hide from us, xenophobia, bigotry, intolerance, hatred, self loathing, you all better buy a ticket to getthefucklostville because we are coming with a community of many hands and many hearts and we will bury you all in a dumptruck of love and understanding.
Ok, time to fly to Russia and hang with Orphans, stay tuned for the first real episode coming soon of Doran Dangers Wordly Adventure.
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