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		<title>Photo Gallery: The Hike</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rodriguez</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[hunger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Panama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div><img src='http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/22.jpg' border='0' style='max-width:340px; height:auto;' /></div><br /><br />What seemed like a challenging adventure to me was simply a part of everyday life for the villagers we met along the way...
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src='http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/22.jpg' border='0' style='max-width:340px; height:auto;' /></div><br /><br /><p>While hiking in the mountains of Panama, I realized that what seemed like a challenging adventure to me was simply a part of everyday life for the villagers we met along the way&#8230;</p>

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			<a href="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/the_hike/01.jpg" title="While embedded with Dead Wheat International Foundation, I had the opportunity to go on a two day hike into the mountains of Panama." class="shutterset_set_25" >
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			<a href="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/the_hike/03.jpg" title="In fact, the whole hike felt like quite an adventure to me.  Once we crossed this footbridge into the town of Llano Ñopo, there was not a single vehicle between us and the Caribbean Sea, 30 miles to the north.  Every step we took brought us farther and farther from “civilization.”  At least, that’s what I thought going in…" class="shutterset_set_25" >
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			<a href="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/the_hike/04.jpg" title="Our mission for the hike was to survey remote villages in the mountains, finding out what their needs were for potable water, smokeless cooking stoves and agricultural aid.  We looked for individuals who are already showing initiative in their communities.  By partnering with these entrepreneurial people, Dead Wheat hopes to empower the villagers, not simply give them handouts." class="shutterset_set_25" >
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			<a href="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/the_hike/05.jpg" title="Although it was scenic, the hike soon became unbelievably exhausting.  From the time we set out from Llano Ñopo to the time we finally returned the following day, we had hiked a full 18.5 hours.  From start to finish, we had hiked nine miles horizontally and half of a mile straight up!" class="shutterset_set_25" >
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			<a href="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/the_hike/07.jpg" title="And then there’s me.  A little out of shape.  Not particularly rugged or strong.  By the time we reached this hilltop, I was covered in dirt, itching from fire-ant bites and sunburned.  I even had a tiny (self-inflicted) machete wound I received after losing my balance while crossing a stream!  To me, surviving the hike was a monumental achievement." class="shutterset_set_25" >
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			<a href="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/the_hike/08.jpg" title="But throughout the day as I watched our guides, who never so much as broke a sweat during our journey, I realized something significant.  Something I should have realized all along.  To them, this wasn’t an adventure.  It was a part of everyday life." class="shutterset_set_25" >
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			<a href="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/the_hike/11.jpg" title="It seems obvious now, but for the first time I really understood.  The people we met along the way LIVE here.  These mountains are their home." class="shutterset_set_25" >
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			<a href="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/the_hike/12.jpg" title="Realizing this seemingly simple fact changed my entire perspective on these beautiful people." class="shutterset_set_25" >
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