Mis-an-thrope (n.) The hatred of mankind
ex. This entire blog is/will be an example of Misanthrope.
I think that this week's "word of the week" will be the blog's permanent mission statement.
31.1.08
The Great Adventure
There comes a point in few young person's lives where they decide to go out and see the world for themselves. It just so happens that it is that point in time in the lives of Joe, Cam, Arik, and of course myself.
Where is this Grand Adventure to you ask? But of course to the place that every young person wants to go to, not Cancun you silly, Chernobyl!!! But to be more specific, Pripyat...though we are going to be sure to trek through the entire Zone, so I guess I can't give a specific destination other than the entire Zone of Alienation. Honestly, no one should be shocked by this, I mean you all saw it coming. The 4 of us are truly whores for exploring abandoned places and general history of the Eastern Bloc, for us Chernobyl is the holy grail. Ever since I began research on the Zone four years ago I have made it a life goal to go there one day and visit it. The time has finally come to make that a reality, and not a day too soon. With passing time the Zone slips into greater decay, eventually it will become nothing more than radiated rubble. At present however it is almost like a time capsule, preserved as best 20 years can, on the date of April 26th, 1986. The last remnant of the glorious Soviet Era, and a lasting reminder of the horrific toll the Soviet Union took on the world and the peoples of Eastern Europe.
The planning for this adventure is still in it's extremely early stages. Surprisingly we already have most of the basic stuff out of the way, such as a supply of working Geiger Counters, various other radiological monitoring devices, and basic NBC gear. And between Arik and I, we have an extremely small ability to convey basic Russian phrases. At present it's only really a matter of selecting a departure date, booking flight tickets, and coming up with a comprehensive and coherent schedule; that is to say plan out the entire trip. That can all be easily done however.
Now I doubt we'll be ever be able to pull of this mission of utter stupidity, however it isn't all that far fetched. It's really just a matter of money. With that said I can't wait to traverse the, at one time, most beautiful cities in all of the Soviet Union. That would truly be an honor.
I'm gonna attempt to keep updates on the status of the Grand Adventure, and well as, in the future, history of the Zone of Alienation.
Where is this Grand Adventure to you ask? But of course to the place that every young person wants to go to, not Cancun you silly, Chernobyl!!! But to be more specific, Pripyat...though we are going to be sure to trek through the entire Zone, so I guess I can't give a specific destination other than the entire Zone of Alienation. Honestly, no one should be shocked by this, I mean you all saw it coming. The 4 of us are truly whores for exploring abandoned places and general history of the Eastern Bloc, for us Chernobyl is the holy grail. Ever since I began research on the Zone four years ago I have made it a life goal to go there one day and visit it. The time has finally come to make that a reality, and not a day too soon. With passing time the Zone slips into greater decay, eventually it will become nothing more than radiated rubble. At present however it is almost like a time capsule, preserved as best 20 years can, on the date of April 26th, 1986. The last remnant of the glorious Soviet Era, and a lasting reminder of the horrific toll the Soviet Union took on the world and the peoples of Eastern Europe.
The planning for this adventure is still in it's extremely early stages. Surprisingly we already have most of the basic stuff out of the way, such as a supply of working Geiger Counters, various other radiological monitoring devices, and basic NBC gear. And between Arik and I, we have an extremely small ability to convey basic Russian phrases. At present it's only really a matter of selecting a departure date, booking flight tickets, and coming up with a comprehensive and coherent schedule; that is to say plan out the entire trip. That can all be easily done however.
Now I doubt we'll be ever be able to pull of this mission of utter stupidity, however it isn't all that far fetched. It's really just a matter of money. With that said I can't wait to traverse the, at one time, most beautiful cities in all of the Soviet Union. That would truly be an honor.
I'm gonna attempt to keep updates on the status of the Grand Adventure, and well as, in the future, history of the Zone of Alienation.
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