tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892545703905534779.post1421819917174521260..comments2011-12-02T19:19:43.663-05:00Comments on diplomacy_12: Baxter_Territory_Communities of ForeignersAncahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747523386555346144noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892545703905534779.post-79695588053472776972011-11-01T13:52:56.508-04:002011-11-01T13:52:56.508-04:00I like that you pointed out the intent of the trav...I like that you pointed out the intent of the traveler as a way of analyzing the situation. My attitude about travel has always been that one doesn't truly experience a place as a tourist, by treating place as temporary spectacle. In order to understand the life of another place, it has to be lived. In my opinion actually, this type of travel would not be looking for "authenticity" as much as an alternative to the rule, or life that can be multi-dimensional. I guess what I'm saying is that the ESL teacher who is looking for authenticity is in effect still a tourist imagining exotic differences exist between places. This means that those in Chile who get bogged down in the bills, etc, actually do get past tourism and authenticity by deeply understanding the mundane life in Chile. <br /><br />Also, "home" has become a really interesting topic for me because of how I've experienced it and because of how it feels like its necessity is in decline.<br /><br />What is most interesting to me about the Ex-pat experience is how there are different depths of authentic experience that different types of ex-pats get, and then the simultaneous reality that every group of ex-pats is helplessly isolated in their own exported world regardless of how authentic their experience is because they are a foreigner and can never truly integrate into the host society because of that fact.seanbaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12330823276594449298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892545703905534779.post-56448743938854235082011-10-28T16:43:46.095-04:002011-10-28T16:43:46.095-04:00So, this is a bit funny to me because I have a sma...So, this is a bit funny to me because I have a small fascination with ex-pats living abroad. (My current obsession is with Americans/Brits in Chile, so things may be a bit different in Korea) It turns out that many of these folks are young, looking for a bit of adventure after college before getting bogged down in bills and routine, and a lot of them are ESL teachers. And I know about them solely because I read their blogs.<br /><br />The thing I think you could further consider in your "territory" is the situation for that person. The travelers seem to be seeking an authentic experience - authenticity itself, maybe - by going abroad. They don't want to be tourists, they want to live in a place, eat the food, know the people, etc. So, it is somewhat odd that from the host country side that the amenities being developed are geared to be more like "home". I’m wondering if you could examine the existing places - ESL Academy, the “one room”, bar – further as they currently stage illusive ideas of “home”. By the way, what is “home”?Ancahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12747523386555346144noreply@blogger.com