Nazca, Peru. Chichen Itza, Mexico. Mont Saint Michel, France.
Listening to Will Hornyak’s great storytelling performance of his year in Peru as a journalist in his early twenties got me thinking of the wonders of the world. Will’s experiences, people he met as well as befriended, events he witnessed and his wondering wanderings were remarkable.
These three places are only three of the stunning, amazing, magnificent wonders in the world that call to me.
The Nazca lines are incredible. Approximately 2,000 years old. How were these huge designs, some miles in size, created so perfectly so long ago? No one knows. Will reported underground irrigation systems have also been discovered!
The Pyramids at Chichen Itza are approximately 1,200 years old. To walk around them, to touch them was amazing. How were these huge structures built with the enormous blocks of rock? No one knows.
Mont Saint Michel. The abbey was begun approximately a thousand years ago.
The island itself has a long history. I am now thinking I want to go back and spend a week or so on Mont Saint Michel, walk where the builders and designers and centuries of people have walked, worked, prayed, wondered, lived.
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Lest I go on too long, you get the drift. Amazing things are built and created each day now. Yet the wonders created millenia ago still seem far advanced of us in many ways.
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The creativity, imagination, and ability of humans is humbling. However, human’s capacity for harm is stunning. That dichotomy is also millenia old.
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When I have some answers, you can be sure I’ll let you know.
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(Yup, my book, When I Was a Rock Star is available on Amazon in paperback and e-book. And! getting closer to finishing my novel!)
Robin Dachenhausen
January 18, 2025 at 9:36 pmWhen I wake up every morning, wondering where my world is going to go to? I’m believing that it’s going to hell in a handbasket. It’s story such as these that remind me that we did have problems in the past and we overcame them. Perhaps we can overcome whatever is in our future with a little patience and kindness and perseverance
Mary
January 19, 2025 at 12:21 pmYay Robin. My, oh my, right? Thank you.
Joy
January 19, 2025 at 7:56 amHow awesome is your talent….not only interests so varied, but the passion to translate stories to plans in your future.
Mary
January 19, 2025 at 12:21 pmHi Joy! Thank you for reading and supporting my efforts.
Judith in Munich
January 19, 2025 at 9:08 amThank you, Mary, for the reminders and inspiration. I, too, loved hearing about Will’s adventures and lessons in South America.
A recording of the evening with Will can be found at:
https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/rdwNWv9AHB2jzbDzDphiv5p8OZZDMTO24IhgL1c8IFzKNY9Jw0PmmXZtXfpswV5b.RlDHfbfP6SpKylgs
Passcode: 58TdzLC.
Seattle Storytellers would appreciate a donation at seattlestorytellers.org , if you do watch. Thanks.
He is also appearing in Portland on Jan. 31 — see the Portland Storyteller’s Guild website
Seattle Storytellers would appreciate a donation at seattlestorytellers.org , if you do watch. Thanks.
Mary
January 19, 2025 at 12:22 pmHi Ms. International. Thank you. Good to hear from you and for the info.