Name: 更多旅行，更少消費 (Travel More & Buy Less. | Luis Vargas | TEDxPortland)
Uploaded: 2018-06-18T00:58:46.000Z
Duration: 16 min 38 s

Translator: Queenie Lee Reviewer: Peter van de Ven

譯者：Queenie Lee 審稿：Peter van de Ven。

So, the idea that I want to share with you this morning is a very simple one,

所以，今天上午我想和大家分享的是一個很簡單的想法。

和它'是為了多旅遊，少買東西。

to invest in experiences instead of more stuff.

投資於體驗而不是更多的東西。

I was born in Mexico City in the hot summer of 1975.

1975年炎熱的夏天，我出生在墨西哥城。

my family had had enough of the noise, the traffic, and the haste

我的家人受夠了喧囂、交通和匆忙

and decided to emigrate to the United States.

So we hopped in my mom's Renault 5 and made the journey north.

於是，我們跳上了我媽媽'的雷諾5，踏上了北上之路。

Now, in many ways, San Diego was a beautiful place to grow up,

現在，在許多方面，聖地亞哥是一個美麗的地方成長。

and I had opportunities to grow, learn, and have fun.

和我有機會成長、學習和享受樂趣。

我覺得自己被困在兩個世界之間。

I didn't really feel Mexican and I didn't really feel American.

我沒有'真的覺得墨西哥人，我沒有'真的覺得美國人。

that I was getting from my peers and from the media

我從我的同行和媒體那裡得到的資訊。

was that Mexicans are criminals and dangerous,

or this idea of a wetback and a beaner coming to steal jobs,

或這個想法的溼揹人 和beaner來搶工作。

or even a narco trafficante indiscriminately spreading violence.

甚至是一個不分青紅皁白散佈暴力的毒販子。

But the polarization kind of went both ways;

This idea of being uncultured or arrogant or biased or even racist.

這種沒有文化或傲慢或偏見甚至種族主義的想法。

Ultimately, I felt like a citizen of nowhere,

最終，我覺得自己像一個無處不在的公民。

like I didn't have a place where I truly belonged.

就像我沒有一個真正屬於我的地方。

Now, I felt the pull of travel from a really, really young age,

現在，我從非常非常年輕的時候就感受到了旅行的魅力。

and I have vivid memories of being in my room

of these incredible explorers and adventurers,

這些不可思議的探險家和冒險家的。

Amelia Earhart, Shackleton, Hillary, and Tenzing.

阿米莉亞-愛哈特、沙克爾頓、希拉里和丹增。

that exploration, discovery, and adventure

are essential elements of the human experience,

than when we're out exploring and discovering.

So I decided to see the world, and adventure answered.

於是，我決定去看看這個世界，探險應運而生。

I got a job with a British overland company

我在英國的一家陸路公司找到了一份工作。

on the second day of a three-week training trip

在為期三週的培訓之旅的第二天

going to Los Angeles and back to New York.

我坐上了從洛杉磯機場飛往肯尼迪機場的班機。

at the Hostelling International on the Upper West Side of Manhattan

在曼哈頓上西區的國際旅館裡。

At 7:30 that morning, I met my group of 13 people

當天早上7點半，我和我的團隊13人見面了。

from six countries, ranging from ages 18 to 64.

來自六個國家，年齡從18歲到64歲不等。

All right, you bought the ticket; now let's take the ride.

好了，你買了票，現在讓我們乘車吧。

all in time to get to DC for dinner and a night tour of the mall.

都能及時趕到DC吃晚飯，夜遊商場。

I was so green that I thought the only time

我是如此的青澀，我想唯一的一次。

that you had to put the tarp on top of the van

你必須把油布放在麵包車的頂部。

所以，我'開著車在Turnpike上行駛。

and sleeping bags and backpacks are falling off of the back.

和睡袋和揹包都從背上掉下來了。

不知怎的，我和那些客人都活了下來。

and very, very soon I knew that I had found my calling.

很快，我就知道我找到了我的使命。

I had the opportunity to see all 50 states,

and I had a new job with a new company to lead in Mexico and Latin America.

我在一家新公司找到了一份新工作，負責上司墨西哥和拉丁美洲的工作。

Let's talk about how much do we actually travel.

讓我們來談談我們到底旅行了多少。

Here in Oregon, it's about 40%; in Mississippi, it's about 18%.

在俄勒岡州，它'約40%;在密西西比州，它'約18%。

And of all of the travel, only 30% of international travel

而在所有的旅行中，國際旅行的比例只有30%。

So that's to say that less than 10% of the U.S. population

所以說，這是說美國人口中不到10%的人。

will leave the continent in a given year.

Well, I think it has to do with three main reasons:

好吧，我想這主要有三個原因。

I know it sounds like a dope hip-hop album,

我知道這聽起來像一張很棒的嘻哈專輯。

我們是一個國家 的工作狂，對不對？

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