Getting Real: Journeys from a College Gap Year | Jordan Thomas | TEDxMHK

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If you don't explore, you won't really question and all it takes is one real question to tilt you to places you can't even imagine. Jordan had questions that couldn't be answered on a scantron, so he spent a year from college riding his bike and exploring South America in search of his answers.

Jordan Thomas, Anthropology major, is interested in analyzing the social effects of food systems and exploring the potential of urban food systems. He investigated correlations between language, ritual and agriculture in the Taos Pueblo Native American community, New Mexico. He helped a nonprofit build an urban farm in the inner city - reflection of this effort, “A Seed to Save the World,” was published in Popular Resistance magazine. He conducted research on gardening in a retirement community, co-creating a documentary, “To Live in This World,” which he presented at an international film festival in France and published in the Journal of Video Ethnography. In 2014, he undertook a bicycle journey from Kansas to South America. He is a Marshall Scholar, receiving full funding for postgraduate study at Cambridge, England.

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Beautiful stories. I love your ending especially.

clarasmama
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Hello! Thank you for sharing your powerful and insightful story with us. I am currently taking a gap year this year but the remote set-up didn't mean I cannot help indigenous communities in our country. Recently I applied as a volunteer in a charity organization to help the kids in their education. I did this because I was moved by your story and I am thankful for that.

anthonyenriles
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Dan you are an inspiration to young and old. Sometimes you just have to do without thinking and I am sure you learned so much and others learned from you. God bless and good luck on your studies and everything you want to do.

christelgeldenhuys
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I am not crazy, I just have questions... YES!!

veroniquehoflack
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Hey.. Cool article about you in the KSU Letters.. I loved the quote, " My Mom was scared but not going wasn't an option".. That is what the minister  said at two funerals that I attended for motorcycle guys.. LOL .. But I realize you loved going to Mexico more than you loved your mother..  Just kidding

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