Gadling

I wonder what Rolf thinks about when he watches that video clip of himself, over and over. I've done media interviews and been through the self analysis and the same self regret where you wish you had something you didn't, or you said something your wish you hadn't, or you just looked nervous and your facial expressions were young and wrong. I wonder if Rolf sees all that.

Rolf, I've been there, but mostly I'm going to question your basic support of the concept of vagabonding. I'm not sure about that concept as you promote it, maybe a short term thing for gap students, but a significant number of people are turning international vagabonding under illustriuous pretentioius into an excuse to escape from accepting any responsibilities in their lives.

Yes, the kids stoned in Goa, doing junk in Southeast Asia, hustling other Western tourists in Bangkok. You know the scene. It's not what you are promoting, but your promotion of vagabonding lifestyle might not be the best idea for a significant population of our American and European young population trying to figure out what the hell to do with their lives.

Carl

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Carl, I disagree:

"...might not be the best idea for a significant population of our American and European young population trying to figure out what the hell to do with their lives"--

Better they should graduate and start dealing junk bonds and subprime mortgages in the responsible world of investment banking?

Taking a year off to see a different part of the world was the best thing for one of my daughters, who's now graduating as a civil engineer. Not all of them end up stoned in Goa.

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