Inside People in an Outside World
Mt. Agung eruption 2017. I was staying on the island of Gili Trawangan as the volcano erupted in Bali, Indonesia. The event lasted a couple of days and put life on pause for about a week as we prepared for the potential for a larger eruption, which did not happen. The following down-turn in economy due to media and false and late posts on social media lasted months and spanned across the thousands of islands in Indonesia. The world is beginning to have two new separate groups of people, who see the world from a very different viewpoint. There are those who go outside and do things. They go out to the park, to parties and attend events. They love riding a bike, going on a hike, or dancing all weekend long at a festival. They learn new skills like how to play a guitar to play with other people in a band. They meet new people, they travel, and they may enjoy the beach, the forest, or the desert. They value experiences and conversations with people with diff