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In Greenland

I am currently living in Greenland north of the polar circle, where I am teaching sports/philosophy at the local gymnasium in Aasiaat, with students from all of northwest Greenland, what surely must be the largest recurring area in the world for a gymnasium. I will be back with some tips on Greenland as I get some more time to do so. Now also kayak instruktor ...educatede in the motherland of the kayak!

Skip a stone into the sea of history

The nick TheView comes from a reflection on a very fine book about objectivity; The view from nowhere, By Thomas Nagel. As this web page I have, only can be from my own perspective and if at anytime it should transcend to somekind of objectivity it will only be accidental or by mere chance. I limit myself to the simple; TheView.

A tip beon traveling.

Where to go next?

Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old. For no one is either too young or too old for the health of the soul. He who says either that the time for philosophy has not yet come or that it has passed is like someone who says that the time for happiness has not yet come or that it has passed. Therefore, both young and old must philosophize, the latter so that although old he may stay young in good things owing to gratitude for what has occurred, the former so that althougt young he too may be like an old man owing to his lack of fear of what is to come. Therefore, one must practise the things which produce happiness, since if that is present we have everything and if it is absent we do everything in order to have it.

Epicurus (341-270 BC). Letter to Menoeceus.

Travel with no fear

Sterling is no more but nice photo!!

Accustom yourself to believing that death is nothing to us, for good and evil imply the capacity for sensation, and death is the privation of all sentience; therefore a correct understanding that death is nothing to us makes the mortality of life enjoyable, not by adding to life a limitless time, but by taking away the yearning after immortality. For life has no terrors for him who has thoroughly understood that there are no terrors for him in ceasing to live. Foolish, therefore, is the man who says that he fears death, not because it will pain when it comes, but because it pains in the prospect. Whatever causes no annoyance when it is present, causes only a groundless pain in the expectation. Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and, when death is come, we are not. It is nothing, then, either to the living or to the dead, for with the living it is not and the dead exist no longer.

Epicurus ones more ;-)

travel plans

buy one more minute if you like!

I brok my leg in the end of the school year, so what happen to my leg will ..influence what I can do of traveling this summer.

This and top Photo by Sinequanon. Thanks ;-)

Moving through archways of life

Like the battered armies of history

With vulnerable body’s

Encountering arrows unshielded

Unprepared for massacre we move

Carcasses to Cupids slaughter

Yes it is me.

JumpingNorman have clamed this jumping photo legendary after it has been running on the Vt-FrontPage slideshow. The photo shoot was made together with three Germans I meet at the red fort and at Taj Mahal, where we had a great time hanging around together.

Intro Updated May 17, 2012
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Kaspian May 23, 2012 at 10:08 AM Report Abuse

Thanks, Allan. I'll definitely miss ya, ya heathen b@stard! Hope the leg is getting better.
LoriPori May 22, 2012 at 4:26 AM Report Abuse

Hello Allan: Sorry to hear that you broke your leg skiing. But who knows where or when, but we will see you again. Take care. Lori
SfumatoPants May 20, 2012 at 9:47 PM Report Abuse

Thank you very much the kind feedback.
Maurizioago May 16, 2012 at 12:12 AM Report Abuse

Get well soon!
cachaseiro May 9, 2012 at 10:04 AM Report Abuse

Jeg vil mest være i Malaysia, med lidt afstikkkere til nabo landende og så et smut til Australien for deres vt meet i August i Queensland.
AnnemarieC May 9, 2012 at 3:51 AM Report Abuse

Hi Allan, I'll be here!! I've got tickets for the athletics in the Olympic Stadium and am really looking forward to it. What are your plans for the summer? I'm hoping to get out to my place in Crete in September....don't forget there's always a vacancy for a good-looking pool boy!!!
theguardianangel Mar 17, 2012 at 8:48 AM Report Abuse

Hi allan, thanks for dropping by the Metro Manila Page!
Orkaena Mar 11, 2012 at 11:33 AM Report Abuse

Hi Allan, where are you now my friend? Do you know something about Gala?
mavl Mar 11, 2012 at 3:24 AM Report Abuse

thanks allan! hope all is well with you up there!
johngayton Mar 8, 2012 at 4:38 AM Report Abuse

Love the new opening pic Allan. I'm writing up my additions to my CPH page and reliving the trip as I do - always fun to catch up with you.