Congratulations Ivar.
We are starting the third decade of the Camino de Santiago forum. The first post available for us to see is #1 on thread #3, titled “Hostal Suso” dated October 12, 2004. That is actually the third post ever (I'm assuming...
I think one of the lessons of this is that we need not to judge the lived experiences of others by our own lived experience, especially when it comes to racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, etc.
As a middle aged (I like to think) white...
I think the point some people are making is that it isn't what you say, but how you say it.
For example, you say you were surprised and dismayed to encounter bigotry on the Camino. I will assume that's before your first Camino. Others that have...
I can understand the OP's adverse reaction to the type of toxic person she was describing. I would add, however, that the resultant sense of fear or disgust should be aimed more at the likelihood that he is simply unhinged (further raising the...
Are we sure that we are as separated from the humans from the past as we think?
As if base and basic motivations have changed.
They probably "migrated"? temporarily toward Santiago de Compostela for the same reasons as today...minus all the...
I think it's also important to not stigmatize people with mental health issues. The ex-military guy, heavily medicated, shouldn't be judged on his behavior he may not be able to control. The fact he was hallucinating indicates to me he was...
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