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Extraordinary encounter in the Amazon rainforest
Extraordinary encounter in the Amazon rainforest

Her name is Maganogan Surui. She is 76 years old, which means that the first 23 years of her life were before first contact with Brazilian society.

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On the loose at age 17
On the loose at age 17

It seemed like all my senses were supercharged.

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Sayonara Taniyo Isozaki
Sayonara Taniyo Isozaki

We will hope to meet some day…Where their people never say…SAYONARA

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When an ancient tree took me in for the night
When an ancient tree took me in for the night
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Madagascar — Envisioning an upward spiral of success
Madagascar — Envisioning an upward spiral of success

The most rewarding part of the trip for me happened at the end when we spent a day with an organization called Ny Tanintsika, which translates to Our World. Each of their initiatives is connected to the others in a way that strengthens each one and forms a cohesive whole. It was a tangible example of the whole being greater than the sum of the parts.

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Hero Story: Nando Parrado and Roberto Canessa
Hero Story: Nando Parrado and Roberto Canessa

Their makeshift sleeping bag had been sewn by other survivors using insulation salvaged from the plane wreckage. It barely worked and the two suffered hypothermia on several terrifying nights when death seemed to be tapping them on the shoulder.

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