I remember well when Mike went on this journey. It was a huge step into an unknown world and, as this post demonstrates, one that has been deeply rewarding well beyond the relatively brief time there. I agree that travel to a foreign environment not only teaches one about the other but, probably more significantly, teaches one about oneself. It seems trite to write the following but it seems to me to be true: to understand an other in their environment is a path to constructive introspection. I like Mike's analogy between travel to the unknown and exploring through AI. Neither should be superficial to be truly expanding.
Travel is indeed a huge chance to dig deep and find internal fortitude you never knew existed. I’m thankful that two of the most consequential travel experiences of my life - living in Japan and a month in the then-Soviet Union - took place before smartphones or the internet. There was literally nowhere to hide.
I’ve read about these retreats in the dark recently. Made me think about a different kind of aloneness. I wonder if it mimics a little the immersion in strange place you share about.
No question, Mr. Kentz. No question. A peer and I went with 10 boys to Rome last summer. We walked and walked and walked. And beauty in every direction. So I came back with one conviction for my teaching and learning: All 5 senses all the time. We can do that with AI, too. We're miles and miles from that Nirvana. But it's out there. And in here.
I remember well when Mike went on this journey. It was a huge step into an unknown world and, as this post demonstrates, one that has been deeply rewarding well beyond the relatively brief time there. I agree that travel to a foreign environment not only teaches one about the other but, probably more significantly, teaches one about oneself. It seems trite to write the following but it seems to me to be true: to understand an other in their environment is a path to constructive introspection. I like Mike's analogy between travel to the unknown and exploring through AI. Neither should be superficial to be truly expanding.
Travel is indeed a huge chance to dig deep and find internal fortitude you never knew existed. I’m thankful that two of the most consequential travel experiences of my life - living in Japan and a month in the then-Soviet Union - took place before smartphones or the internet. There was literally nowhere to hide.
I’ve read about these retreats in the dark recently. Made me think about a different kind of aloneness. I wonder if it mimics a little the immersion in strange place you share about.
I think so! A “darkness retreat” is what I have heard mentioned.
It sounds like a big commitment, but the benefits are supposedly great!
No question, Mr. Kentz. No question. A peer and I went with 10 boys to Rome last summer. We walked and walked and walked. And beauty in every direction. So I came back with one conviction for my teaching and learning: All 5 senses all the time. We can do that with AI, too. We're miles and miles from that Nirvana. But it's out there. And in here.